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A humble saint is content with that condition which God sees is best for him. A proud man complains that he has no more; a humble man wonders that he has so much: "I am not worthy of the least of all your mercies!" (Gen. 32:10).
— Thomas Watson
Better is that temptation which humbles me, than that duty which makes me proud.
— Thomas Watson
We are never more precious in gods eyes than when we are lepers in our own.
— Thomas Watson
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
— Oscar Wilde
A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.
— Oscar Wilde
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
— Confucius
The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.
— Confucius
You are not yet able to serve men, how can you serve spirits?
— Confucius
The Master was entirely free of four faults: arbitrariness, inflexibility, rigidity, and selfishness.
— Confucius
lesson about knowledge? When you know a thing, maintain that you know it; and when you do not, acknowledge your ignorance. This is characteristic of knowledge.
— Confucius
People complain about the bad things that happen to em that they don't deserve but they seldom mention the good. About what they done to deserve them things. I don't recall that I ever give the good Lord all that much cause to smile on me. But he did.
— Cormac McCarthy