Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

Keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Any one thing in creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.