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“There is something in humility which, strangely enough, exalts the heart, and something in pride which debases it.”

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Author:Saint Augustine

“The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.”

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Author:C. S. Lewis

“The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.”

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Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sea is really a sea.”

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Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the Sign of the Cross.”

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Author:Anthony of Padua

“I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.”

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Author:Therese of Lisieux

“Be humble and you will never be disturbed. It is very difficult in practice because we all want to see the result of our work. Leave it to Jesus.”

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Book:Mother Teresa: Contemplative in the Heart of the World

Source: Mother Teresa: Contemplative in the Heart of the World

“What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its fullness!”

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Author:Bernadette Soubirous

“We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud our good deeds.”

“A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.”

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Author:Mary Faustina Kowalska

“The gate of heaven is very low; only the humble can enter it.”

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Author:Elizabeth Ann Seton

“Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate and do not punish or condemn anyone immoderately. Be gentle so that you may never oppose justice. Be honorable so that you may never voluntarily bring disgrace upon anyone. Be chaste so that you may avoid all the foulness of lust like the pangs of death.”

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Author:Stephen I of Hungary

“Let us not be afraid to be humble, small, helpless to prove our love for God. The cup of water you give the sick, the way you lift a dying man, the way you feed a baby, the way you teach a dull child, the way you give medicine to a sufferer of leprosy, the joy with which you smile at your own at home - all this is God's love in the world today.”

“Be humble in this life.”

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Author:Stephen I of Hungary

“Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.”

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Author:Fulton J. Sheen