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Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, read more
We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of
our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our
naked skins.
So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
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So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause,
And, in this upshot, purposes mistook
Fall'n on th' inventors' heads.
Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth.
Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth.
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily read more
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.