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"Bear in mind that humility is not timidity."

"When I say "no" to some activities that I believe are ungodly, some people say I am "nobody". Yes, I agree", "no" body; that's who I am. I am a "body" that can say "no" to bad attitudes!"

"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."

"People respect those who know how to admit their own mistakes and see their own weaknesses. If you heart is as transparent as crystal, people will respect you."

"Soft feathers cannot make a cruel bird kind."

"Lots of people use good character and moral standing as a brand name. They know it's what people like, they want people to like them, so they wear it as one would wear a quality brand shirt. Putting it on in the morning and taking it off at the end of the day. Saying all the things they know people want to hear. If they were the very last person on Earth, there would be no reason for them to be of good character, because nobody would see it."

"One of the characteristics of humility is the ability to take the second place without striving for self-promotion."

"The more success a person has in life, the greater the danger of fornication can become."

"People with self-respect have the courage of their mistakes. They know the price of things."
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"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life."

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

"I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains."

"For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find."

"The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality."
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