Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.

Be careful not to appear obsessively intellectual. When intelligence fills up, it overflows a parody.

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.

A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.

Those that would attain wisdom, prefer the empty stadium.Those who wish to appear wise,prefer it full.

People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with ‘welcome’ written on it.

While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

Selflessness is humility. ... humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.

In reverent pauses, when we slow down and think about the gift of life, we may briefly touch humility.

To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty.

Virtue does not come from wealth but wealth and every other good thing which men have comes from virtue

Life is to be lived not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat

… the Sufi attitude is: ‘Let the real truth, whatever it may be, be revealed to me’.

I keep a vivid memory of failure in my back pocket, so no matter how much I accomplish I stay grounded.