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What does it mean?
Wright describes feeling a strange sickness that makes him humble, suggesting humility feels unnatural or burdensome to him.
In plain terms
He feels like humility is a strange disease affecting him.
What can you take from it?
Humility can feel uncomfortable or unnatural to some people.

Where it applies

  • reflecting on character traits
  • expressing discomfort with modesty

Putting it to work

  • analyze feelings of humility
  • discuss pride vs modesty

Questions to consider

  • Is humility a burden or a virtue?
  • When does humility feel like a disease?

Another view

Calling humility a disease is a hyperbolic and subjective take.

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