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One who loves God retains this humility at all times, not with weariness and struggle, but with pleasure and gladness.

— Walter Hilton The Ladder of Perfection (1494)

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What is humility but truthfulness? There is no real difference.

The Ladder of Perfection (1494)

Regard yourself all the more as a sinner because you cannot feel yourself to be what you are.

The Ladder of Perfection (1494)

I desire the love of God not because I am worthy, but because I am unworthy.

The Ladder of Perfection (1494)

We therefore need to know the gifts given us by God, so that we may use them, for by these we shall be saved.

The Ladder of Perfection (1494)

A venial sin of your own is a greater obstacle to your experiencing the love of Jesus Christ than the sin of anyone else, however great it may be.

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