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“Tis the ignorant who boast.”
“What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.”
“There's one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.”
“He can inspire a group only if he himself is filled with confidence and hope of success.”
“Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed.”
“If arrogance is the heady wine of youth then humility must be its eternal hangover.”
“A good sweat with the blood pounding through my body makes me feel alive revitalized. I gain a sense of mastery and assurance. I feel good about myself. Then I can feel good about others.”
“Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space.”
“Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.”
“Conquer but never triumph.”
“Measure yourself by your best moments not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.”
“The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.”
“Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed.”
“Only so far as a man believes strongly mightily can he act cheerfully or do anything worth doing.”
“There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.”
“The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense.”
“Experience tells you what to do confidence allows you to do it.”
“Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt and limps off the field piteous all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls...”
“Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief the more will reality and the world go forth from it.”
“In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.”
