March 4

“In the Christian graces, humility stands highest of all, in the form of the Madonna; and in life this is the secret of the wise.”

EMERSON

“Practice humility. . . . Be content to be the last of all and the least of all. Do not be ill-tempered with yourself, and even with God, because you seem to be the last and least of the saints. Never give way to that proud unbelief which sounds like humility: ‘I shall never be any better!’ . . . Think of God. . . . not of self. . . . If we find that we have to take the lowest place, let us take it quietly and thank God that it is no worse.”

Bishop WILKINSON

“He that is down need fear no fall,
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide.”

BUNYAN