"We saw men haying far off in the meadow, their heads waving like the grass which they cut. In the distance the wind seemed to bend all alike."
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"I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth."
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"I warn people, your 40s will require massive amounts of humor and humility."
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"There is a stupid humility that is quite common and when a person is afflicted with it, he is once and for all disqualified for being a disciple of knowledge."
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"Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh!"
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"He who humbles himself wants to be exalted."
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"The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous."
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"The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire and peace of the soul."
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"A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution."
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"Elections, especially of representatives and counselors, should be annual, there not being in the whole circle of the sciences a maxim more infallible than this, "where annual elections end, there slavery begins." These great men ... should be (chosen) once a year-Like bubbles on the sea of matter bourne, they rise, they break, and to the sea return. This will teach them the great political virtues of humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey."
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"Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey."
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"Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other."
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"I realized that all my life, my values were based upon typical middle-class American values: hard work, doing good, living well, owning things, following the rules & being the best I can be... but God clearly says, "those are not MY values. I value justice, mercy & humility."
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"It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3)"
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"Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'Run like hell and all of fire.' You don't want modesty, you want humility."
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"Modesty is a learned affectation. It's no good. Humility is great, because humility says, 'There was someone before me. I'm following in somebody's footsteps.'"
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"all great people are humble because great people have great work and are humbled by the largeness of their dreams."
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"I pray for humility because that comes from inside out. And what humility does for one, is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come, but who may be here and needs me."
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"I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, I'm humble, you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard."
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