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“The Oracle at Delphi contained three maxims emblematic of Greek life. "Know yourself." "Nothing in excess." and, "Offer a guarantee and disaster threatens.”

Book:The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire

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“Humility cannot be taught by propaganda, though slavery can. Shouting for humility is a form of arrogance. One of my most abiding recollections is of a priest at a religious occasion once roaring, in the most threatening way imaginable: ‘O our Lord God, we most humbly pray…!’ Real humility is not always the same as apparent humility. Remember that fighting against self-conceit is still fighting: and that it will tend to suppress it temporarily. It does not cure anything. Remember, too, that humility itself does not bring an automatic reward: it is a means to an end. It enables a person to operate in a certain manner.”

Wisdom Spiritual Religion Humility Sufism Reflections Idries Shah

Author:Idries Shah, Reflections

“After Galileo, Einstein and even Freud, we try to hang onto a pathetic sort of significance on this planet and in this universe, that we are in some way more special than anything else. Our supreme arrogance that in some way the world was created for us has neither scientific nor spiritual reality.”

Humility

Book:Tao of Survival: Spirituality in Social Care and Counselling

Source: Tao of Survival: Spirituality in Social Care and Counselling

“Ego, being love's kryptonite; two souls must be on the same page of humility.”

Love Relationships Marriage Humility Ego Harmony Unity Companionship Union Successful Marriage Peaceful Union

Book:From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

Source: From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

“Paulette had never been flush with self-confidence. People took that as humility, but humility isn’t painful and crippling. She hadn’t yet learned that humble and self-destructive aren’t the same thing at all. They’re not even on the same team. - From "The Gardens of Ailana" handbook for healers & mystics”

Spirit Healing Humility Healing The Past Self Destructive Healers

Book:The Gardens of Ailana

Source: The Gardens of Ailana

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