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My pride fell with my fortunes.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.

Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.