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Flannery O’Connor - To know oneself is, above all, to...
To know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility... (Flannery O’Connor)

To know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility...

Flannery O’Connor

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