No good ever comes of pride, for it is the meanest of mean things, and no one but he who is full of it thinks it grand.
– George MacDonald
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- I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I was alive. – JK Rowling
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- Understanding begets empathy and compassion even for the meanest beggar – Oromis – Christopher Paolini
- the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength. – George MacDonald
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- Spending too much time in one’s individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry. – James MacDonald
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