"Cockiness is a display of an empty lifestyle, humility is when you see yourself as a zero while others are making you their hero."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Character, Humility, Self-Awareness, Life

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"Cockiness is a display of an empty lifestyle, humility is when you see yourself as a zero while others are making you their hero."

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