wisdom from our father in regards to humility
St. John Chrysostom
"Bring me a pair of two horse chariots: in the one harness pride with justice, in the other sin with humility: and you will see that sin out running justice wins not by its own strength, but by that of humility: while you will see the other pair beaten, not by weakness of justice, but by the weight and size of pride."
St. Gregory the Great
"The lesson proposed to us in the mystery of our redemption is the humility of our God."
St. Augustine
"Are you thinking abut raising the great fabric of spirituality? Attend first of all to the foundation of humilty!"
St. Thomas Aquinas
"Humility is man's subjection to God; reverence for what belongs to God in others, for God's sake."
St. Frances de Sales
"Alas! do mules cease to be disgusting beast simply because they are laden with precious and perfumed goods of the prince?" We are like the donkey whose master, when he wishes to, loads with treasures of great value.
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