“My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.”
Albert Einstein
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Confucius
“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.”
C.S. Lewis
“Life is a long lesson in humility.”
James Matthew Barrie
“The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it”
Mignon McLaughlin
“The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.”
John Ruskin
“Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
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