"The less you know, the more you believe."
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"If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show."
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"All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted."
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"The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings."
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"The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God."
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"Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection."
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"The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from prison. I was amazed by his humility and his great sense of leadership... Mandela's character has shaped my life."
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"Modesty is the conscience of the body."
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"If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is proud. And a biggish step, too. At least, nothing whatever can be done before it. If you think you are not conceited, it means that you are very conceited indeed."
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"In the war of magic and religion, is magic ultimately the victor? Perhaps priest and magician were once one, but the priest, learning humility in the face of God, discarded the spell for prayer."
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"Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs, so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master."
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"If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business."
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"Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God."
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"Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility."
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"There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble."
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"Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple."
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"One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights."
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"The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes."
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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom."
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"The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as a stone."
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