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"You don't have to boast for work that speaks for itself."
"False humility is quite like the worst of both worlds: both that of Meekness and that of Conceit."
"Once I finally understand the immensity of my own impoverishment, I am finally in a position to see the enormity of God's majesty."
"Every time I create something, whether an idea or a work of art, initially, its supposed completion seems absolutely perfect to me. However the more I think about it, stare it down, the more it marinates in my soul over the hours, days, and weeks, the more flaws I start to find in it; and finally, the more I'm pressed to continue enhancing it. It essentially turns out that whatever thing a flawed and imperfect, human eye once thought was amazing begins to appear quite wretched. This is why, eternally, God cannot be impressed by mere talents or by mortal achievements. To perfect eyes, I imagine that great is not really that great; rather, humility is ultimately a human being's true greatness."
"There's a very fine line between being broke and being humble."
"Great man is the one who is aware of his smallness in this universe! Greatness starts first of all with accepting the reality."
"If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility."
Explore more quotes by Bodhidharma
"But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside."
"To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings."
"If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past."
"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."
"Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either."
"To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn't apparent because it's shrouded by sensation and delusion."
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