For what is the self-complacent man but a slave of his own self-praise. It is different with the man who believes in, hopes in, loves and truly worships God. He gives more attention to the defects in which he takes no pleasure than to whatever virtues he may have and which are not so much pleasing to him as to the truth. And whatever he finds that is pleasing he attributes solely to the mercy of Him whom he fears to displease, thanking God meanwhile for the defects that have been corrected and praying for the correction of others. - St. Augustine *City of God* Book V, Chapter 20
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