Twenty Five Quotes from the Saints on Humility

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1.  Once humility is acquired, charity will come to life like a burning flame.

St. Vincent Ferrer

St. Vincent Ferrer
2.  As patience leads to piece and study to science,
so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard Clairvaux
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3.  The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is Humility.

St. Vincent de Paul

St. Vincent de Paul
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4.  Humility, humility, and a always humility.  Satan fears and trembles before humble souls.

St. Padre Pio

St. Padre Pio
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5.  If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace,
because you know what you are.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
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6.  A humble soul does not trust itself, but places all its confidence in God.

St. Faustina

St. Faustina
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7.  It was pride that changed angels into devils; It is humility that makes men as angels.

St. Augustine

8.  The truly humble reject all praise for themselves and refer all to Go.

St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori

St. Alphonsus Liguori
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9.  Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues.

St. Augustine

St. Augustine of Hippo
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10.  If you elevate yourself, God distances Himself from you. 
If you humble yourself, He leans towards you.

St. Augustine

St. Augustine of Hippo
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11.  Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword, wear humility rather than fine clothes.

St. Dominic

St. Dominic
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12.  Remember that true humility consists in being ready for what the Lord wants to do with you and happy that we should do it, and in considering yourselves unworthy to be called His servants.

St. Teresa of Avila:  The Way of Perfection

St. Teresa of Avila
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13.  Humility, however deep it be, neither disquiets nor troubles nor disturbs the soul; 
it is accompanied by peace, joy and tranquility.

St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa of Avila
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14.  Do not be afraid to be holy.  Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since true full Freedom is born from holiness. 

St. John Paul II

St. John Paul II
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  15.  Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him.
The humble soul is always the thankful soul.

Venerable Fulton Sheen

Venerable Fulton Sheen
16.  The first degree of humility is prompt obedience.  

St. Benedict

St. Benedict
17.  Consider often that it is only the humble of heart who can enter into the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

St. Margaret Mary
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18.  Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.

St. Vincent de Paul

St. Vincent de Paul
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19.  Humility means seeing ourselves as God sees us;
knowing every good we have comes from Him as pure gift.

St. Thomas Aquinas

20.  From humility of heart proceeds serenity of mind, gentleness of conduct, interior peace and every good.

St. Paul of the Cross

St. Paul of the Cross
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21   Christ the Master of Humility manifest His truth only to the humble 
and hides Himself from the proud.

St. Vincent Ferrer

St. Vincent Ferrer
22.  Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humility of Jesus Christ’s humanity.

St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua
23.  The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey,
and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.

St. Anthony Padua

24.  Humility drives Satan away and cherishes the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit within us.

  St. Francis de Sales

St. Francis de Sales
25.  Let all the brothers strive to follow the humility of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi
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