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title: "4 Foundations Humility Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine/do-you-wish-to-be-great-then-begin-by-being-do-you-desire-to/)

[Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine/)

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> [Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine/do-you-wish-to-be-great-then-begin-by-being-little-do-you-desire-to/)

[Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine/)

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> [“We need mystery,” she said. “Creator in her wisdom knew this. Mystery fills us with awe and wonder. They are the foundations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wagamese/we-need-mystery-she-said-creator-in-her-wisdom-knew-this-mystery/)

[Richard Wagamese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wagamese/)

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> [“We need mystery. Creator in her wisdom knew this. Mystery fills us with awe and wonder. They are the foundations of humility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wagamese/we-need-mystery-creator-in-her-wisdom-knew-this-mystery-fills-us-with/)

[Richard Wagamese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wagamese/)

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