"Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces."

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"Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces."

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"To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him."

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"To make mistakes or be wrong is human. To admit those mistakes shows you have the ability to learn, and are growing wiser."

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"The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

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"Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

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"Turn thy crown upside down! You need to feel how it is to kneel as those less fortunate than your noble deal."

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

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"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man."

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"Every man I meet is in some way my superior."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves."

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"Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another."

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"God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill."

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"All the plots of hell and commotions on earth have not so much as shaken God's hand to spoil one letter or line he has been drawing."

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"And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn."

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"The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin."

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"In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ."

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"Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one."

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"It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves."

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"The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian."

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