Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to read more

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for read more

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.

Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.