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Humility Quotes by John Climacus
- A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself.
- It happens, I do not know how, that most of the proud never really discover their true selves. They think they have conquered their passions…
- An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by…
- A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress…
- Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.
- As fire does not give birth to snow, so those who seek honor here will not enjoy it in heaven... As those who climb a…
- Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.
- Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.
- Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make…
- It is not the self -critical who reveals his humility ( for does not everyone have some how to put up with himself? ). Rather,…
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- Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level… — Frederick Lenz
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila
- All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use… — Theodore Bikel
- It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
- There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. — Saint Augustine
- I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. — Teresa of Avila