Martin Luther
Theologian
"God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us."
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Humility
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Isaac Newton
Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
John Calvin
Theologian, Reformer
"Humility is the beginning of true intelligence."
Vincent de Paul
Saint, Priest
"The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it."
Socrates
Philosopher
"Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality."
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"The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille"
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"Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying."
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"Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself."
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"We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near."
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"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you."
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"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers, and possible beliefs, and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything. There are many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask "Why are we here?" I might think about it a little bit, and if I can't figure it out then I go on to something else. But I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in the mysterious universe without having any purpose - which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell."
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"I think the secret is to understand that you still want to be part of the game. To do so, you have to forget all the victories you've managed to get in the previous years and have a great humility. You also need to realise that, if you want to go on, you have to work hard. If you dwell too much on your past successes and say "well, I have won nine world titles and more than 100 races", you'd rather stay home."
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"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels."
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"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."
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"Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change"
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"When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities."
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"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool."
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"If you should ask me what are the ways of God, I would tell you that the first is humility, the second is humility, and the third is humility. Not that there are no other precepts to give, but if humility does not preceed all that we do, our efforts are fruitless."
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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."
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"Just as the power of the sun is the only force in the natural universe that causes a plant to grow against gravity, so the grace of God is the only force in the spiritual universe that causes a person to grow against the gravity of their own ego."
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"We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving Grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!"
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"A true hero protects his identiy, not out of fear, but out of humility."
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"Humility is nothing but the disappearance of self in the vision that God is all."
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"Don't be humble... you're not that great."
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"The reality is that everybody makes mistakes. The issue isn't whether you will make them, it's what you will do about them. It's whether you will choose the path of humility and courage or the path of ego and pride."
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