"Where do you draw the line between a humble man who knows his own weaknesses but tries to act out virtues he hasn't quite mastered yet, and a proud man who pretends to have those virtues without the slightest intention of acquiring them?"

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Orson Scott Card

#Humble Quotes #Men Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Every man should arm himself as quickly as he could, and come to the King.”
“He had everything, but he possessed nothing. There is the spiritual secret.”
“The amazing thing about working in social media and technology is that you can get to know the sharpest thinkers from around the world without having to spend hours on planes!”
“Having this lovely person in my life. My daughter is the funniest person I know and I couldn't imagine my life without her. I think it also starts an amazing journey in a woman. You don't obsess about yourself in the way you used to, as the bulk of your time isn't spent on you.”

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“.. now i begin to feel a longing so great, so sharp, i fear it will never be assuaged. i think it will mount, and mount, and make me mad, or kill me.”
“In very truth the days are almost free, and if it is another way of saying that our lives are empty, well -- there are days when emptiness is spacious, and non-existence elevating . . .”
“I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a strange and fascinating country, and instead of learning about it through a textbook, I would rather discover its history and traditions and institutions through fiction and nonfiction writers.”
“A knockoff is not as easy to spot when it comes to love.”

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