Furthermore the more a person recognises his own insignificance, the more he fully and the more clearly he becomes aware to the divine majesty, and the more a person is low in his own eyes for the sake of God, the truth and justice, the more precious he is in the eyes of God.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)
Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem — and are — absolutely worthless.
–Saint Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)
Humility is the salt of virtue. As salt gives flavor to food, so humility gives perfection to virtue. Without salt, food goes bad easily, and without humility, virtue is easily spoiled by pride, vainglory, impatience – and it perishes. There is a humility which a man gains by his own struggles: knowing his own insufficiency, accusing himself for his failings, not allowing himself to judge others. And there is a humility into which God leads a man through the things that happen to him: allowing him to experience afflictions, humiliations, and deprivations.
–Saint Philaret of Moscow (1782-1867)
There is no sin or crime committed by another which I myself am not capable of committing through my weakness; and if I have not committed it, it is because God, in his mercy, has not allowed me to and has preserved me in good.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Humility implies not weakness, rather the strength that comes from self-knowledge.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
