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"As long as man has pride, he will appear unattractive and no one will be attracted to him. He may have a handsome face, his pride makes him unattractive."
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"From the moment you realize, 'I am the most worthless person in this world'; you become valuable."
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Personal Development

"But the Egotist is stuck somewhere between his hidden triad of pride, fear, and insecurity; he is forever fighting to prove himself, instigating battles the Humbleman has unwittingly conquered, already sealed some time ago. Yes, the day he finally accepts face-to-face such an irony as humility - the irony that humility is indeed the mother of giants, that great men, having life so large, as needed, can afford to appear small - the world will then know peace."
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"If a person does five samayiks (introspective meditation) he will say, 'I did five'- and this is how he will taste the sweetness of the subtle-pride of doership. Actually what he should say is, 'it was due to God's grace that I was able to do five samayik'. He should not taste the sweetness of subtle pride of doership."
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Personal Development

"Great people do not struggle for their position."
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Personal Development

"A person who is humble would never be abusive or selfish, so don't abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care."
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Personal Development

"The master demon Screwtape identifies elitist humanity's tendency toward "an ingrained habit of belittling anything that concerns the great mass of their fellow men."
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"Humility puts others first because "first" takes on new meaning through the practice of humility."
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"Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect."
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"A great man is always willing to be little."
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"The quest for knowledge is a process of self-awareness."
Growth


"Life is a series of processes and struggles."
Life


"The heart of the wise person is a mirror to the world."
Wisdom


"You are not responsible for the actions of others, only for your own."
Life


"Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one."
Perception


"The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured."
Perception


"We are not slaves to our circumstances; we are slaves to our minds."
Mindset


"A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird."
Friendship


"Not to be greedy is, paradoxically, the highest form of looking after one's true interests."
Self-Control


"These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development, from the viewpoint of the idea of surrender to the Divine Will, reviewing some aspects of the interplay between Christians and Moslems, and introducing material from and about Sufis."
Spiritual
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