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humility self people
Our very business is to teach the great lesson of self-denial and humility to our people, and how unfit is it then that we should be proud ourselves! Richard Baxter
humility people serious
People often ask themselves the right questions. Where they fail is in answering the questions they ask themselves, and even there they do not fail by much...But it takes time, it takes humility and a serious reason for searching. William Maxwell
humility years design
If anybody here has trouble with the concept of design humility, reflect on this: It took us 5,000 years to put wheels on our luggage. William McDonough
humility mean thinking
Humility is not thinking meanly of oneself, but rather it means not thinking of oneself at all. Vance Havner
humility pride devil
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
humility pride modesty
Wherever valor true is found, true modesty will there abound. W. S. Gilbert
humility catholic true-humility
True humility scarcely ever utters words of humility. Saint Francis de Sales
humility long generosity
As long as we insist on relating to it strictly on our own terms-as strange to us or subject to us-the wilderness is alien, threatening, fearful. We have no choice then but to become its exploiters, and to lose, by consequence, our place in it. It is only when, by humility, openness, generosity, courage, we make ourselves able to relate to it on its terms that it ceases to be alien. Wendell Berry
humility doubt arrogance
We must learn to acknowledge that the creation is full of mystery; we will never entirely understand it. We must abandon arrogance and stand in awe. We must recover the sense of the majesty of creation, and the ability to be worshipful in its presence. For I do not doubt that it is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it.
opposites walks setting
Let us understand Darwinism so we can walk in the opposite direction when it comes to setting up society. Richard Dawkins
opposites funny-things envy
The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you. Robert M. Pirsig
opposites differences judging
The comparison between Coleridge and Johnson is obvious in so far as each held sway chiefly by the power of his tongue. The difference between their methods is so marked that it is tempting, but also unnecessary, to judge one to be inferior to the other. Johnson was robust, combative, and concrete; Coleridge was the opposite. The contrast was perhaps in his mind when he said of Johnson: "his bow-wow manner must have had a good deal to do with the effect produced. Virginia Woolf
opposites water gold
If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason -- its fluidity, mobility, changeability that make it a necessity and a metaphor for life itself. To value gold over water is to value economy over ecology, that which can be locked up over that which connects all things. Rebecca Solnit
opposites done said
You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done. Jose Bergamin
opposites use looks
Derek looked around, like he was searching for something to use. Then he stripped off his shirt. I tried not to look away. Not that he looked bad without his shirt. The opposite, actually, which is why...Let's just say friends are really better when they're fully clothed. Kelley Armstrong
opposites people panic
The wisest rule in investment is: when others are selling, buy. When others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When everyone else is buying, we assume they know something we don't, so we buy. Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too. Jonathan Sacks
opposites trying want
Which, then, brings us closer to what we want to communicate: saying what we intend, or trying to say the opposite? Jonathan Safran Foer
opposites benefits obstacles
Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit. Napoleon Hill
self
It can be absurd, cantankerous, self-destructive and pompous, but it is never crass Peter Roebuck
self vision
His vision is impaired, and he will never be self-sufficient, Matt Bingham
self waste precious-things
To the Maker the archetype, the self-sustainer, human interaction is usually a waste of the most precious thing in his vital existance: time. Anton LaVey
selfishness satanism form
Satanism represents a form of controlled selfishness.
self-esteem women
Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women. Kimberly Elise
self years levels
Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness. Robbie Coltraine
self forgotten truest
In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self. Richard Paul Evans
self world wonderful
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around. Richard Holbrooke
self sick narcissistic
To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption. Richard Hofstadter