"A modest little person, with much to be…" — Winston Churchill

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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… — Saint Augustine
• Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist… — Saint Augustine
• Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?… — 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… — Jane Austen
• There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class… — 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… — 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

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