"Again, there are abject and honorable virtues; for the world generally despises patience, gentleness, simplicity, and even humility itself, while, on the contrary, it highly esteems prudence, valor, and liberality." -St. Francis de Sales
"I would not affect either folly or wisdom; for just as humility deters me from pretending to be wise, so simplicity and straightforwardness deter me from pretending to be foolish; and just as vanity is opposed to humility, so all affection and pretense are opposed to honesty and simplicity." -St. Francis de Sales
"I would not affect either folly or wisdom; for just as humility deters me from pretending to be wise, so simplicity and straightforwardness deter me from pretending to be foolish; and just as vanity is opposed to humility, so all affection and pretense are opposed to honesty and simplicity." Source:ÿ St. Francis de Sales, [...]
"'He who walks simply, walks securely,' says the Holy Spirit. This simplicity with God is precisely the confidence with which a soul places herself in the hands of God, because she knows His goodness. She abandons herself to everything that He may will and she is disquieted by nothing that may happen to her. She [...]
"Once, when I saw Jesus in the form of a small child, I asked, 'Jesus, why do you now take on the form of a child when You commune with me? In spite of this, I still see in You the infinite God, my Lord and Creator.' Jesus replied that until I learned simplicity and [...]
"The just man walks simply; and the impious man, deceitfully. I counsel you earnestly to make simplicity the mould and the foundation of your life. This virtue was recommended by Our Lord: 'Unless you become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of God.' It is the form of humility and Its [...]
"You must practice simplicity and humility, for those are the virtues which achieved everything." Source: Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection, Dover Thrift Editions, 2012.
"Again, there are abject and honorable virtues; for the world generally despises patience, gentleness, simplicity, and even humility itself, while, on the contrary, it highly esteems prudence, valor, and liberality." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.
"I would not affect either folly or wisdom; for just as humility deters me from pretending to be wise, so simplicity and straightforwardness deter me from pretending to be foolish; and just as vanity is opposed to humility, so all affection and pretense are opposed to honesty and simplicity." Source: St. Francis de Sales, [...]