Self-consciousness isn't just A curse. It is part of THE curse.

Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.

Nothing is more scandalous than a man that is proud of his humility.

One piece of wisdom a writer quickly learns ~ typos keep you humble.

There is a world of difference between being clever and being right.

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.

If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.

The flame of testimony burns brightly when fed with the oil of grace.

Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility.

There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

The acknowledgement of our shortcomings renders the truth of our need.

The devil…the prowde spirite…cannot endure to be mocked.

If I turn mine eyes upon myself, I find myself a traitor with the rest;

Today I speak the truth as I know it to be, tomorrow I may know better.

It hurt to think that a boy would not have him at his value of himself.