The humanity of humility
Harvey Mackay
In the office of the late Alex Haley, author of "Roots," hung a picture of a turtle sitting on a fence post. It reminded Haley of something his friend, John Gaines, had said: "If you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know he had some help."
Haley said: "Anytime I start thinking, 'Wow, isn't this marvelous what I've done!', I look at that picture and remember how this turtle — me — got up on that post."
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