Humility
William Carey was a missionary to India who knew twenty-three languages and dialects and was very learned. He was once at a dinner in England when he was asked, “I understand you once were a shoemaker?” Carey replied, “Oh no, I was never a shoemaker, I was a shoe repairman.”
September 13, 2007, 7:02 pm
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William Carey was a missionary to India who knew twenty-three languages and dialects and was very learned. He was once at a dinner in England when he was asked, “I understand you once were a shoemaker?” Carey replied, “Oh no, I was never a shoemaker, I was a shoe repairman.”
from Daily in the Word
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