"In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention." ― Simone Weil Topic(s): Power More From Simone Weil "I can, therefore I am." "The only way into truth is through one’s own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation." "Humility is attentive patience." More In Power "Great hopes make great men."― Thomas Fuller "But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous."― Edward Gibbon "I don’t feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they’re extremely well informed."― Ralph Fiennes