A quotation from The Bible

   When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.
   “But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
   “For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
 
   [Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.
   ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε ἐρεῖ σοι, Φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον· τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.
   ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 14: 7-11 (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/13303/

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Fun photo! Makes me think of Uruguay years ago. Article from March 2014. https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/05/12/311846447/meet-uruguays-pot-legalizing-vw-driving-sandal-wearing-president Apart from that I think suit and ties are just extremely silly. At least get rid of those terrible ties. 😸#sandals #humbleness #equality

@mordremoth Also, a leader is aware of their shadow and gathers a group who holds that leader responsible for their shadow and does not endorse it. #humbleness

Each group is shadowed somewhere - to call it out and put the hard choice of group coherence&compfort on the line for overcoming old, false choices and asking for support is an action that builds my trust in that leadership.

A quotation from Austen, Jane:

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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.‬
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/austen-jane/41926/

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Pride and Prejudice, ch. 10 [Darcy] (1813) - Austen, Jane | WIST Quotations

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.‬

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#Humbleness - The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

A quotation from La Bruyere, Jean de:

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Modesty is to merit as shadows are to the figure in a painting: it strengthens it and sets it off.
 
[La modestie est au mérite ce que les ombres sont aux figures dans un tableau: elle lui donne de la force et du relief.]
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/la-bruyere-jean-de/64632/

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The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 3 "Of Personal Merit [Du Mérite Personnel]," § 17 (2.17) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)] - La Bruyere, Jean de | WIST Quotations

Modesty is to merit as shadows are to the figure in a painting: it strengthens it and sets it off.   [La modestie est au mérite ce que les ombres sont aux figures dans un tableau: elle lui donne de la force et du relief.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Modesty…

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A quotation from O'Malley, Austin:

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To laugh sturdily and often, and to wear a long belt, are not incongruous with sanctity. God’s image is in every man, high or low — a road puddle holds the moon as well as the sea.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/omalley-austin/61693/

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#Society is unwilling to hold #Space to allow us to show our #Authentic true selves. Because that means the #Illusionary #Dreams of society are seen for what they are. Instead society demands of us to put forward a twisted version of #Humility and #Humbleness Be Authentic anyhow.

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