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Being put in our place by something larger, older, greater than ourselves is not a humiliation; it s...

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Alain de BottonReligion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion

Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom.

There were no public articulations of these humiliations, so we took refuge in accidental occasions ...

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In fact, all of us are very susceptible to having our humiliating experiences turn to shame, especia...

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Humiliation is humiliation only when you choose to suffer.

One of the problems of the vacation is money, father.”“Oh, I shouldn’t worry about a thing like that...

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Evelyn WaughBrideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

They laughed at him, but they didn't know, they didn't know about all the nice things he had. No one...

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The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, were being ashamed of wh...

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There had been an attempt to humiliate him. It had not succeeded. He had paid, but pain, like pleasu...

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You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any oth...

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According to Tobias, women hang around longer because they’re less capable of indignation and better...

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As she uttered the words of the prayer, she glanced up at him as if he were God Himself. He watched ...

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Were it not for frustration and humiliationI suppose the human race would get ideas above its statio...

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Nero, you are an example to all the children on this shuttle. Because most of them are so foolish, t...

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Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not ...

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Paulo CoelhoManuscript Found in Accra

Selfishly, perhaps, Catti-brie had determined that the assassin was her own business. He had unnerve...

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He was not crying for the pain they had caused him, nor for the humiliation he had suffered when the...

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