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Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity,

Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

Dean Koontz
Pain, Humility, Men
Dean Koontz (2007). “Velocity: A Novel”, p.331, Bantam

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

Dean Koontz
Humility, Weakness, Awareness
Dean Koontz (2007). “Velocity: A Novel”, p.39, Bantam

Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life would seem to foster humility. Each of us is a potential source of foolishness, each of us must endure the consequences of the foolishness of others, and in addition to all of that, Nature frequently works to impress upon us our absurdity and thereby remind us that we are not the masters of the universe that we like to suppose we are. - Odd Thomas - Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz pg 62 chapter 8

Dean Koontz
Humility, Self, Age
Dean Koontz (2012). “Odd Apocalypse: An Odd Thomas Novel”, p.62, Bantam

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