"Superficial knowledge breeds arrogance; true knowledge induces humility."

-- Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

#Humility Quotes #Arrogance Quotes #Superficial Quotes

“The biggest thing was that second person allowed me to trick myself into revealing more about myself. It gave me an authorial distance to get closer to the action and emotions, if that makes sense.”
“The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?”
“Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception of my book Killer on the Road, which is written from the viewpoint of a serial killer.”
“But Thee, but Thee, O sovereign Seer of time, But Thee, O poets' Poet, Wisdom's Tongue, But Thee, O man's best Man, O love's best Love, O perfect life in perfect labor writ, O all men's Comrade, Servant, King, or Priest, -- What IF or YET, what mole, what flaw, what lapse, What least defect or shadow of defect, What rumor, tattled by an enemy, Of inference loose, what lack of grace Even in torture's grasp, or sleep's, or death's -- Oh, what amiss may I forgive in Thee, Jesus, good Paragon, Thou Crystal Christ?”

Source : Sidney Lanier (1999). “Poems of Sidney Lanier”, p.32, University of Georgia Press
“The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of our loves.”

Source : George E. Vaillant (2012). “Triumphs of Experience”, p.136, Harvard University Press
“The problem with most religious people is they try to earn grace but you canâ€™t earn it. And as long as youâ€™re trying to earn it by works, you donâ€™t receive it. At some point you just have to stop trying to earn it and just receive it.”
“... life is a comedy far darker than drama. It just takes time to learn what to smile at.”

Source : Robin Morgan (2014). “Saturday's Child: A Memoir”, p.377, Open Road Media
“Every night before you go to bed write down three things good that happened to you that day. That's pretty much all it takes to get a happiness boost over time.”

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