"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."
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"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves."
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"I am not a 'democrat' only because 'humility' and equality are spiritual principles corrupted by the attempt to mechanize and formalize them, with the result that we get not universal smallness and humility, but universal greatness and pride, till some Orc gets hold of a ring of power--and then we get and are getting slavery."
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"I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength."
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"God measures people by the small dimensions of humility and not by the bigness of their achievements or the size of their capabilities."
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"In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet."
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"I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love."
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"A modest little person, with much to be modest about."
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"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."
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"Bhakti and Humility cannot be separated like sweetness cannot be separated from sweet."
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"People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety. You learn to look into yourself."
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"They find seven cornices on which penitent and redeemed sinners are cleansed by the grace of God. On the first cornice, that of Pride, the proud are learning humility: Our Father, dwelling in the Heavens, nowise As circumscribed, but as the things above, Thy first effects, are dearer in Thine eyes, Hallowed Thy name be and the Power thereof, By every creature, as right meet it is We praise the tender effluence of Thy love. Let come to us, let come Thy kingdom's peace."
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"Humble people dont get Offended easily."
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"Practice humility and patience."
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"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
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"It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."
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"Humility is born of the spirit, humiliation of the ego."
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"Humility is a flower which does not grow in everyone's garden."
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"Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . . . The pain of genuine humility doesn't agitate or afflict the soul; rather, this humility expands it and enables it to serve God more."
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"Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power"
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