On Humility
Many have entered the Kingdom without prophecies and wonders, but without humility no one will enter the heavenly bridal chamber.
Many of us call ourselves sinners, and perhaps we even think so; but humility of heart is tested by insults received from others.
Let us be humble in every circumstance, for the humble man lies on the ground, and how can one lying on the ground fall? It is plain that it is one who is high up who is able to fall.
The sign of true humility is when the soul does not believe in its good works at all and is always trying to acquire them.
It is better to gain humility by feeling your own weakness and failings than to fall into pride by hoping for a false improvement.
All the saints confessed their unworthiness before God; by this their worthiness was revealed, which consists in humility.
Humility consists in forgiving a brother who has sinned against you before he asks for forgiveness.
Faith consists in living with humility and mercy.
A sinful or lazy man who is humble and contrite of heart is more pleasing to God than one who does many good works and prides himself on them. Abba Dorotheus
Pride and arrogance threw the devil down from heaven, while humility and obedience raise man from earth to heaven.
Love humility — it will keep you from sin.
You must be able to answer every word you hear with: forgive me; for humility destroys every snare of the evil one.
In all you do, keep humility.
The Lord wants a man to call on Him unceasingly in humility: “Who am I, O Lord my God, that Thou wast pleased to come to earth, to take flesh and be crucified for me, to raise me up from corruption and death and make me a partaker and heir of Thy glory and divinity?” When you are filled with such humility and think in this way, the Lord will come to you at once, and the spirit of truth will dwell in your heart. What is so pleasing and desirable to God as a contrite and obedient heart and a self-abasing thought?! In such a self-crushing soul the Lord makes His dwelling and abides.
