Quote by Phillips Brooks
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or

Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as Gods children. – Phillips Brooks

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To say, well done to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge. – Phillips Brooks

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The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden. – Phillips Brooks

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The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. – Andrew Carnegie

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I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it. – Edgar Allan Poe

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We all have our limitations, but when we listen to our critics, we also have theirs. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. – Michel de Montaigne

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