An ornate gold bowl stands beside a plain clay bowl on a warm terracotta surface.

Original artwork, not a still

No Man Is An Island ‧ 1955

Thomas Merton

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Pride is said to make people put on a false front. Humility does the opposite, allowing them to be more fully themselves. The brief contrast values an honest sense of who we are above the image we might want others to admire.

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