Sublime

“To be humble is to take specific actions in anticipation of your own errors. To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty.”

Ego is stolen. Confidence is earned.

True humility results from an inner strength and a faith that give you the confidence to display that quality without your self-esteem suffering. A Christian can have a humble spirit yet also have a compelling drive to succeed in his or her endeavors.

Be self-deprecating, but only if it is real.

Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless.

Different situations naturally call for different virtues and different epithets for the self.

Never rattled. Never frantic. Always hustling and acting with creativity. Never anything but deliberate. Never attempting to do the impossible—but everything up to that line.