Thomas à Kempis on Humility
God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace unto the humble.
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The Imitation of Christ 5
Humble knowledge of self is a surer path to God than the ardent pursuit of learning.
The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.
Do not think yourself better than others lest, perhaps, you be accounted worse before God Who knows what is in man.
Grace is always given to him who is duly grateful, and what is wont to be given the humble will be taken away from the proud.
The whole world will not make him proud whom truth has subjected to itself.