Chinese bamboo traditionally represents the humbleness of gentlemen.
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This notion grew and crystallized; thus adding to his natural North-country conceit.
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And in my conceit I deemed the Rembrandt to be absolutely safe.
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It is self-love inflamed to the acute point; conceit, WITH A HAIR-TRIGGER.
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For one, it is cursing and swearing; for another vanity and conceit.
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You are not the first in whose conceit that heresy hath entered.
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Just thankful. Fans of his reality show know where this humbleness comes.
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We come to You now, in humbleness, God, asking for Your help.
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With humbleness and gratitude, I drank in his sage and holy discourse.
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So far as humbleness was concerned, there was no lack of that.
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His proud spirit found a certain solace in the abasement of its humbleness.
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In all humbleness and awe, you are a dweller of the Silent Places.
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Her very humbleness and candour made her a drama in herself.
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The dreadful humbleness, the shrinking cowardice of the unsightly human being invaded her.
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Beneath his deference and humbleness was hid the most inquisitorial maliciousness.
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And so the man became very humble with a proud humbleness.
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I pray Christ with all passionate humbleness that I may not.
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You boys who go to good schools try to learn a little humbleness.
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Sheer grit, determination, hard work and humbleness were his only tools of success.
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That eloquent word 'only' expressed the deeps of his stricken humbleness.
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Colonel Le Noir, this is no time 'for bated breath and whispered humbleness.'
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Generally speaking, some of the important things are humbleness, curiosity, always wanting to learn.
