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[FONT=georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif]Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ~William Temple


Swallow your pride occasionally, it's non-fattening! ~Author Unknown


It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~Andrew J. Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses


What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. ~Abraham Lincoln


A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. ~Benjamin Franklin


Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.


It wasn't until quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know!" ~Somerset Maugham


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


If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect. ~Ted Turner


There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us. ~Laurence J. Peter


Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~Malcolm S. Forbes


There are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a BILLION people. That means even if you're a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you. ~A. Whitney Brown, The Big Picture


We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. ~Winston Churchill


Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. ~Wilson Mizner


It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. ~Niccolo Machiavelli


True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. ~Edward Frederick Halifax


Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. ~Frank Leahy, Look, 10 January 1955


It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. ~Author Unknown


It is always the secure who are humble. ~Gilbert Keith Chesterton


In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait. ~J. Petit-Senn


Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. ~Barry Switzer


When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it. ~Bernard Baily


To have a thing is little, if you're not allowed to show it, to know a thing, is nothing unless others know you know it. ~Charles Neaves


Blushing is the color of virtue. ~Diogenes


Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience. ~Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, 1951


When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high. ~Mary H. Waldrip


With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. ~Arthur Schopenhauer


None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ~Benjamin Whichcote


We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all. ~Fran?ois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims


Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. ~Lord Chesterfield


Wash out your ego every once in a while, as cleanliness is next to godliness not just in body but in humility as well. ~Abbe Yeux-verdi


Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with. ~Peter Marshall


Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself. ~Friedrich Nietzsche


The man who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others can't live without him is even more deluded. ~Hasidic Saying


Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought. ~Dwight Morrow


If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb


He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. ~George Eliot (Marian Evans Cross), Adam Bede, 1859


I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring. ~James McNeill Whistler


You shouldn't gloat about anything you've done; you ought to keep going and find something better to do. ~David Packard


Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected. ~William Safire


Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. ~William Hazlitt


Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ~Oliver Herford


Modesty: The art of encouraging people to find out for themselves how wonderful you are. ~Source Unknown


Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale. ~Adlai Stevenson [/FONT]โ€‹

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picky
#2
So, did you have anyone in mind when you posted this? :lol:
Beach Fanatic
#3
He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. ~George Eliot (Marian Evans Cross), Adam Bede, 1859
:lolabove: :lolabove: :lolabove: :lolabove:
audie avatar
fartblossom
#4
wow - that was long.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#5
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. ~Benjamin Franklin

Ben... gotta love him. ๐Ÿ˜€
Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#6
pearls of wisdom!

Love this one:
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ~Benjamin Whichcote
Beach Fanatic
#7
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. ~Abraham Lincoln
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#8
So, did you have anyone in mind when you posted this? :lol:

yes. everyone. we're all guilty of these things to an extent... some more than others... not you or me of course! :wave:

It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~Andrew J. Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses

we need to memorize this one to use in polite conversation as needed... "excuse me, but have you considered the possibility that the entire population of the universe is composed of other people besides yourself, my little trifling?"

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Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#9
yes. everyone. we're all guilty of these things to an extent... some more than others... not you or me of course! :wave:

It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~Andrew J. Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses

we need to memorize this one to use in polite conversation as needed... "excuse me, but have you considered the possibility that the entire population of the universe is composed of other people besides yourself, my little trifling?"

:lolabove: ...I likey. And then we can end the conversation with..."if you ain't got no money take your broke a$$ home!"
Sheila avatar
SoWal Insider
#10
:lolabove: ...I likey. And then we can end the conversation with..."if you ain't got no money take your broke a$$ home!"

Or just shorten it to Darlene's fave, "bite me!!!" ๐Ÿ˜€
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#11
I thought the title of this thread was "Humidity".

I need some new reading glasses.:shock:

But yes, it is terribly humid today.
Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#12
I thought the title of this thread was "Humidity".

I need some new reading glasses.:shock:

But yes, it is terribly humid today.
DANG humid the last few days.....(we need a melting smiley) ๐Ÿ˜€
However...a humid day in paradise is better than a dry day in a sheety place!!!! :clap:
30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
#13
Oh, the humility
picky
#14
yes. everyone. we're all guilty of these things to an extent... some more than others... not you or me of course! :wave:

It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~Andrew J. Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses

we need to memorize this one to use in polite conversation as needed... "excuse me, but have you considered the possibility that the entire population of the universe is composed of other people besides yourself, my little trifling?"

Quick, Tootsie, tell this to Ted Turner!!!
ItzKatzTime avatar
Beach Fanatic
#15
Oh, the humility

March 21, 2003....How about a little "Shock AND Awe"?

Or is that not enough???????
30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
#16
Is that shock and awe or Grayton on the 4th of July?!:yikes:
ItzKatzTime avatar
Beach Fanatic
#17
Is that shock and awe or Grayton on the 4th of July?!:yikes:

:lolabove: :floor: :funn: Touche!
drunkkenartist avatar
Beach Fanatic
#18
If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb

See the thread about Transfer of Power....:funn:
drsvelte avatar
Beach Fanatic
#19
"my little trifling?":clap:
Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#20
Do you really listen, or do you wait to talk??
drunkkenartist avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror 'cause I get better lookin' each day
To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can



Mac Davis




Beachbummette avatar
SoWal Insider
#22
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgX1WLoqCO8"]YouTube - fergie - glamourous[/ame]
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#23
oh my goddness..between dka and bb, I thought I might just fall off the chair :floor: . Flossy flossy! :clap:
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#24
:lolabove: ...I likey. And then we can end the conversation with..."if you ain't got no money take your broke a$$ home!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgX1WLoqCO8


:lolabove: :clap: :floor: :rolling: :wave:
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#25
Do you really listen, or do you wait to talk??
Pulp Fiction?:wub:

That's a social skill that I have trouble with. The first time my hubby dined next to the wife of his company's Chairman of the Board (one of the top 50 most wealthy people in the US, according to Fortune Magazine), she started the conversation by saying, "I want to know everything about you. Tell me about yourself." How cool is that! We dined with customers last night, and he reminded me of this. That line works every time, and he has learned from it which has contibuted to his success in business.

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Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#26
Pulp Fiction?:wub:
Zed's dead, Baby, Zed's dead....

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