--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There is no harder lesson for man to…" description: "\"There is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson of humility. It is the rarest of all gifts. It is a very rare thing to find a man or woman t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/dwight-l-moody-1085_following_there-is-no-harder-lesson-for-man-to-lea_1792617.png" --- # There is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson… ![“There is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson of humility. It is the rarest of all gifts. It is a very rare thing to find a man or woman that is following closely the footsteps of the Master in meekness and humility.” quote by Dwight L. 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