He had no desire to grandstand for his country or himself.

John Taliaferro
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  1. He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter. - Margery Williams Bianco

  2. Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you got all the answers, is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you very much don't. - Tom Hiddleston

  3. Life is a long lesson in humility. - J.m. Barrie

  4. LearningTo believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life. - Unknown

  5. In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same. - Eckhart Tolle

More Quotes By John Taliaferro
  1. John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.

  2. John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.

  3. Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt

  4. Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.

  5. John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and antidote.

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