There are great words of wisdom in the Bible. Growing up in Catholic school, I've read the Douay Rheims version (containing more books than the King James version). many times.
I found this description on Reddit and found it enlightening over and above what I remember from school.
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Not a biblical verse but I find the words of Indira Gandhi encouraging and inspirational.
“My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people; those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”
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