We are not saints yet, but we, too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards, in self-respect and in respect from others, and it is easy to find ourselves aiming for the result rather than the cause. Let us aim for joy, rather than respectability. Let us make fools of ourselves from time to time, and thus see ourselves, for a moment, as the all-wise God sees us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Remain little, hidden by humility in all God wants from you, as being only the instruments of his work.
–Saint Jeanne Jugan (1792-1879)
As much as a cup could hold all the waters of the ocean, so much can our little mind hold the ocean of the Godhead, of divine wisdom.
–Augoustinos Kantiotis (1907-2010)
Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.
–CS Lewis (1863-1929)
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
— Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
