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Anthony of Padua on Humility

1190–1231 Portugal

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Just as a tower defends a fortress, so humility of heart defends bodily chastity from the darts of fornication.

Just as the root feeds the tree, so humility feeds the soul. The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and whoever is fed by this sweetness produces fruit.

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