naked souls are poor things ever

Oh God! One minute it's my world, and the next I'm the world's fool.

There's a difference somewhere." Being a supreme egotist Ardita frequently

You always have to figure out what the director is good at before you work with them; then you can fill in if need be.

The pilgrim is humble and devout, and human, and charitable, and ready to smile and admire; therefore, he should comprehend the whole of his way, the people in it, and the hills and the clouds, and the habits of the various cities.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

The world says, "Push to the front of the line!" Jesus says, "Go to the back of the line." The world says, "Brand yourself and blast your accomplishments all over social media!" Jesus says, "If you want to be great you have to first learn to serve.

They sought to pummel His pride, not understanding He'd laid it aside at birth, when He gave up heaven and came to earth.

Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive

As I stood alone and forsaken, and the power of the sea and the battle of the elements reminded me of my own nothingness, and on the other hand, the sure flight of the birds recalled the words spoken by Christ: Not a sparrow shall fall on the ground without your Father: then, all at once, I felt how great and how small I was; then did those two mighty forces, pride and humility, happily unite in friendship.