Humility, what is it? It is a gracious gift of the Holy Ghost. It is t — Humility

"Now as they were going along and talking, they espied a boy feeding his fathers sheep. The boy was in very mean clothes, but of a fresh and well favored countenance; and as he sat by himself he sang: "He that is down, needs fear no fall; He that is low, no pride; He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide." Then said Mr. Great Heart, "Do you hear him? I will dare to say this boy lives a merrier life, and wears more of that herb called hearts-ease in his bosom than he that is clad in silk and velvet."

"Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot."

"Then Christian began to go forward; but Discretion, Piety, Charity, and Prudence would accompany him down to the foot of the hill. Then said Christian, "As it was difficult coming up, so, so far as I can see, it is dangerous going down." " Yes," said Prudence, "so it is; for it is a hard matter for a man to go down into the valley of Humiliation, as thou art now, and to catch no slip by the way;" " therefore," said they, " we are come out to accompany thee down the hill." So he began to go down, but very warily; yet he caught a slip or two."

"Let me follow in Thy footsteps, O Jesus! I would imitate Thee, but cannot without the aid of Thy grace! O humble and lowly Saviour, grant me the knowledge of the true Christian, and that I may willingly despise myself; let me learn the lesson so incomprehensible to the mind of man, that I must die to myself by an abandonment that shall produce true humility."

"I know how great is the effort needed to convince the proud of the power and excellence of humility, an excellence which makes it soar above the summits of this world, which sway in their temporal instability, overtopping them all with an eminence not arrogated by human pride, but granted by divine grace."

"Every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."