Abase Quotes (4 quotes)

“Nothing humbles a beautiful woman better than not being wanted by a man whose girlfriend or wife is ugly (or not as beautiful as she is).”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
[Luke 14:11]”
― Jesus Christ (KJV)

tags: abase, exaltation, humility, pride

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“Your brain is always seeking credibility markers and status symbols. Ironically, those who drop the status act and abase themselves in value added service to others retain the most credibility. Personality ethic vs character ethic is a real thing. Not an art. Not a trait. A life choice.”
― Richie Norton

tags: abase, character-ethic, credibility, credibility-markers, personality-ethic, status, status-symbols, value

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“In leadership those who elevate themselves and lobby for position get abased; while those who abase themselves to serve the company and others get elevated. The way up should be going down.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

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