"[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . ."

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Source : Flannery O'Connor (1969). “Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose”, p.35, Macmillan

Flannery O'Connor

#Humility Quotes #Self Quotes #Way Quotes

“I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals.”
“An artist is a prophet and seer, not a paint craftsman or design maker, or reporter or entertainer... the artist has the superiorly searching perception with which that world outside of man's contamination can be penetrated and the truth drawn out from it.”
“I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.”
“Can a president whoâ€™s presided over, and possibly encouraged, Chinese-style surveillance of The Land of the Free honestly expect to serve out his full term?”
“In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.”

Source : Fred Hoyle (1983). “The Intelligent Universe”
“I determined to spend the Remainder of my Days in privacy and Retirement with my Children, from whose Society alone I cou'd expect Comfort.”
“The most challenging thing about this one was the vast amount of material we had at our disposal. We had a lot of media to go through - instead of fashion spreads, which informed The Eye Has To Travel, we had art, which was fantastic. I was spoiled by the access we had to these incredible archives and footage.”
“Non virtuous behavior brings about unhappiness. Every time.”

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