“Whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.”
Bible
“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
“But if you place me among the lyric bards, I shall touch the stars with my exalted head.”
Horace
“He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.”
“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? / I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.”
“But he that is the greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abused; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matthew 23:11, 12”
