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Humility Quotes by Dorotheus of Gaza
- If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be…
- Oh, Brethren, what is the result of pride? Oh, see what humility can do? What was the need for all these sufferings? For, if from…
- Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high. He came to…
- He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but "The woman whom…
- Then God came to the woman and said to her, "Why did you not keep the commandment?" as if He wanted to say, "At least…
- Why did you act in this way, you pitiable ones? Make a bow of repentance, recognize your fault, be sorry for your nakedness. Neither one…
- In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints who…
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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… — Saint Augustine
- Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot… — Saint Augustine
- Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first… — 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
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- 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… — 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