On Pride: This sickness is most dangerous when it succeeds in looking …

Thomas Merton
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On Pride: This sickness is most dangerous when it succeeds in looking like humility. When a proud man thinks he is humble his case is hopeless. ✨ Thomas Merton (1962). Seeds of contemplation
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