Humility is, in a sense, admitting how egotistical you are.

One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered.

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.

You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you.

An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?

False humility is quite like the worst of both worlds: both that of Meekness and that of Conceit.