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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment. – St. Bernard

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You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. – St. Bernard

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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens. – St. Bernard

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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. – Benjamin Franklin

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She just wore enough for modesty; no more! – Robert Buchanan

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Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. – Frank Leahy, Look, 1955 January 10th

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