Judaism

Duties of the Heart, Humility And Egotism

He who has true humility will be free from all pride, conceit, self-praise and self-glorification, even in his secret thoughts, when he is occupied in works of charity or other virtuous or righteous acts, whether commanded or not; and in his own soul he will account them as nothing in comparison to the greatness of his obligation to God.

Source Bahya ibn Paquda, The Duties of the Heart, trans. Edwin Collins (1909), archive.org dutiesofheart01bahy (OCR corrigé) · Contents