"Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she……" — Francis of Assisi

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• There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. — Saint Augustine
• I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it? — Joan Baez
• The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie
• Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. — Joseph Addison
• The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. — Joseph Addison
• Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is… — Henry Ward Beecher
• Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble… — Pope Benedict XVI
• The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a… — Ezra Taft Benson
• To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms… — Ezra Taft Benson
• If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I… — Wendell Berry
• I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions… — Norman Borlaug
• The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at… — Phillips Brooks

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