Humility Quotes

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. — Saint Augustine
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other… — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. — Saint Augustine
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder. — Alfred Austin
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. — Teresa of Avila
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us. — Teresa of Avila
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too. — Teresa of Avila
To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. — Teresa of Avila
Pain is never permanent. — Teresa of Avila
I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. — Teresa of Avila
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards.… — Teresa of Avila
All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. — Teresa of Avila
It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin.… — Teresa of Avila
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. — Teresa of Avila

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