“An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong”

— Anthony de Mello

Humility
One Minute Wisdom (1989)
Context: To a visitor who described himself as a seeker after Truth the Master said, "If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else."
"I know. An overwhelming passion for it."
"No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong."

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Indian writer 1931–1987

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