HUMBLED BY THE BUBBLE
I looked at the tiny bubble
And saw my even tinier reflection
“I am far bigger than that!”
And the bubble replied
“Not in my eyes!”
February 21
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.
WHEN YOU TRY TO BLOW YOUR OWN HORN
From the Series “Ireland” and “Lessons from Animals”
September 25 2018
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