The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.
O Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
Nothing is more deceitful, than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
We are not always humiliated by failing at things, he suggested; we are humiliated only if we invest our pride and sense of worth in a given aspiration or achievement and then are disappointed in our pursuit of it.
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
I have ventured, like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, this many summers in a sea of glory, but far beyond my depth. My high-blown pride at length broke under me.
Humiliation. To be deprived of honor and dignity. To be disrobed, to be cast out by the flock. That’s the worst punishment; it’s akin to being buried alive. And the only consolation is that the person will perish fairly quickly.[What is the worst thing?]
Every woman makes a fool of herself once in her life.
Whoever degrades another degrades me, and whatever is done or said returns at last to me.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.
We confess to small faults to create the impression that we have no great ones.[Nous n’avouons de petits défauts que pour persuader que nous n’en avons pas de grands.]
