Character Quote by James Lee Burke Download Open image “Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.” — James Lee Burke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Humility Virtue Writing
I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share Image
Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear. — John Selden Copy Share Image
But the participants [in war] never forgot the details of their experience, and like the Wandering Jew, they were condemned to remain their own… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“A wet cigarette butt clung to my cheek like a mashed cockroach. I could smell whiskey and beer in my clothes and Gable’s blood… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“And I suppose that what I have learned is a lesson that the years, or self-concern, had begun to hide from me, namely, that… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“The Homeric Epic does not have to be discovered inside a book; it begins just west of Fort Worth and extends all the way… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“The best moments in life are not the kind many historians record.” — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“I would almost forget about Ida Durbin. But a sin of omission, if indeed that's what it was, can be like the rusty head… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
The best thing about being a best-selling writer is being a best-selling writer. More seriously, today I can write full time and pay the… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent while a… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“When a man molests a woman or girl, he steals her identity. You don't know who you are anymore. You don't have an address… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image