"...do you wish people to think well of you ?! don't speak well of yourself..." ~ blaise pascal

"...do you wish to rise ?! begin by descending. you plan a tower that will pierce the clouds ?! lay first the foundation of humility..." ~ st. augustine

"...whatever makes us feel superior to other people, whatever tempts us to convey a sense of superiority, that is the gravity of our sinful nature, not grace..." ~ phillip yancey

"...the tomorrow is about now..." ~ jostudh '86

"...everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. you don't have to have a college degree to serve. you don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. you only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love..." ~ martin luther king, jr

"...the test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones..." ~ gabirol

"...simplicity is the nature of great souls..." ~ papa ramadas