humility

"The whole earth is but as one point; and of it, this inhabited part of it, is but a very little part."

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, 'He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.'"

"Remember how brief life is, how vast the universe. What is the fame of a man, or the power, or even the pain?"

"The heart of man plans his way, but fortune directs his steps."

"It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, make no other answer than, 'He was ignorant of my other faults, or he would not have mentioned these alone.'"

"It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, make no other answer than, 'He was ignorant of my other faults, or he would not have mentioned these alone.'"