Humility
“I prefer a sinful person, who knows his faults and is humbled, over a self-complacent person of virtue.” – Abba Sarmatias
virtue
The Purpose of the Pieties
“When the mind forgets the purpose of piety, then visible works of virtue become useless.” – St. Mark the Ascetic
Being a Goat
“I am one of the goats, but as for the sheep, God alone knows who they are.” — Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Thinking Oneself Last
“Even if we should have mounted to the very pinnacle of virtue, let us consider ourselves last of all.” · St John Chrysostom