Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Humility is knowing one’s place and keeping it:
The biblical scholar, William Barclay, has a record of the saying of Rabbi Ben Jochai, a famous Rabbi of second century CE (Common Era): On one occasion, Rabbi ben Jochai said: “If there are only two righteous men in the world, I and my son are these two; if there is only one, I am he.”

Humility is never to blame God when I fail: It is rather to know that my place in life is to work hard to succeed.

“Humility is to keep your head when all about you are loosing theirs and blaming it on you. (Ruyard Kipling—hereafter, RK)

“Humility is to trust yourself when all men [and women] doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too.” - RK

Humility is to wait and not be tired by waiting.” - RK.

It is to be hated, [but] not give way to hating.” - RK

“It is to dream and not make dreams your master.” RK

“It is to meet with Triumph and disaster, And treat those two imposters just the same.”- RK