They asked: “What gives rise to humility and meekness?”

A humble person should not envy anyone,

for that would no longer be humility.

A meek person should not harbor malice against anyone,

for that would no longer be meekness.

They asked: “What gives rise to humility and meekness?”

— “The desire for salvation

not only for ourselves, but also for our neighbors.”

Archimandrite Cyril (Pavlov)