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Humility is the quality of being humble. [1] The Oxford Dictionary, in its 1998 edition, describes humility as low self-regard and a sense of unworthiness. [ 2 ] However, humility involves having an accurate opinion of oneself and expressing oneself modestly as situations demand, with clear goal orientation, openness, broad-mindedness, and a ...
Commentators cite several popes of humble origin, of whom the one that La Fontaine probably had in mind was the most recent, Sixtus V, once a swineherd in his youth. [6] Charles Denis paraphrased the text radically in his version of the fable and shifted La Fontaine's preface to the end.
Aidos or Aedos (/ ˈ iː d ɒ s /; [1] Greek: Αἰδώς, pronounced [ai̯dɔ̌ːs]) was the Greek goddess of shame, modesty, respect, and humility. [2] Aidos, as a quality, was that feeling of reverence or shame which restrains men from wrong.
Humble (production studio), an American film and video production company; Humble baronets, two titles in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, all extinct; Humble Building, now the ExxonMobil Building, a skyscraper in Houston, Texas, US; Humble Oil, a Texas company which became part of Exxon
(Servus is also the origin of the word "serf".) The phrase is an ellipsis of a Latin expression servus humillimus, domine spectabilis, meaning "[your] most humble servant, [my] noble lord". Nevertheless, no trace of subservience is implied in its modern use, which has only the cliché force of "at your service".
The humble origin of the store-bought spice box goes all the way back to the first-ever World Chili Championship held in Terlingua, Texas, back in 1967, where Wick Fowler won with his simple Texas ...
A popular Australian demonym for South Australian people is "croweater". [9] The earliest known usage dates to 1881 in the book To Mount Browne and Back by J. C. F. Johnson who writes: "I was met with the startling information that all Adelaide men were croweaters… because it was asserted that the early settlers… when short of mutton, made a meal of the unwary crow".
Nickelodeon's splat is back, after more than a decade. Its original designer shares humble origin story of the channel's changing logo, drawn with a Sharpie on a coffee cup.