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It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that many of the most valuable discoveries have been the result of chance rather than of contemplation, and of accident rather than of design. Charles Caleb Colton
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Some men who know that they are great are so very haughty withal and insufferable that their acquaintance discover their greatness only by the tax of humility which they are obliged to pay as the price of their friendship.
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We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves. When we see the martyr to virtue, subject as he is to the infirmities of a man, yet suffering the tortures of a demon, and bearing them with the magnanimity of a God, do we not behold a heroism that angels may indeed surpass, but which they cannot imitate, and must admire.
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Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.
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He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.
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I ate 'umble pie with an appetite. Charles Dickens
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Humility is the proper estimate of oneself. Charles Spurgeon
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Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought.
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The truth is in the mystery. Akira Kurosawa
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Those graces which from their presumed facility encourage all to attempt an imitation of them, are usually the most inimitable.
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Sin is sovereign till sovereign grace dethrones it.
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There is no other salvation except that which begins and ends with grace.
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God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain his Word will be fulfilled.
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The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.
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As mercy is God's goodness confronting human misery and guilt, so grace is his goodness directed toward human debt and demerit. Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Abounding sin is the terror of the world, but abounding grace is the hope of mankind.
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Grace is the good pleasure of God that inclines him to bestow benefits on the undeserving.
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O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace.
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No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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I have lived long enough, and had experience enough of the conduct of governments and people, nations and courts, to be convinced that gratitude, friendship, unsuspecting confidence, and all the amiable passions in human nature, are the most dangerou John Adams
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I'd be lying if I claimed that, in spite of our amiable afternoons, I don't have an ache somewhere in my heart that my children will not be playing Carnegie Hall anytime soon. Sandra Tsing Loh
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There is nothing so much seduces reason from vigilance as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman in marriage. Samuel Johnson
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It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being. Benjamin Disraeli
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We will regroup, ... This, in no way, will be regarded by us as a firing. We both understand that a different direction would be best for both Henry and the Sparks. It is an amiable situation for us both. John Whisenant
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Most modular buildings are very amiable about custom changes.
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At most districts there is an appropriate and professional way for the superintendent to leave - to talk about all of the good things that have been done and have an amiable parting.
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If you read it without the background, you're going to think this is a very amiable conversation. But he's dead. He's busted by then. He'll say anything. He just wants to get along.