An Anthology

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Title: An Anthology

Author: Proverbs H from an old Tomb

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Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position.

~'~What I aspired to be And was not, comforts me.

Character is that which can do without success.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Pride had rather go out of the way than go behind.

Pride is a vice, which Pride itself inclines one to find in others, and overlook in oneself. ~'~What is that which Serfs are born with but Nobles must strive to obtain?~'~

There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.

`~`What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.

Even when the bird walks we see that he has wings.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool.

~~One may be humble out of pride.

Be humble or you'll stumble.

~~It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the difficulty.

She would rather be looked around at than up to.

Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.

Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

~``~Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.

The worst cliques are those which consist of one man.

~~Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

~'~If a proud man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is that he keeps his at the same time.

A boaster and a liar are cousins.

He has a great blind-side, who thinks he has none.

He that is always right is always wrong.

If you love yourself over much, nobody else will love you at all.

Self-praise is no recommendation.