Something to Imitate

He is truly great who is great in charity.He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and holdeth as naught the pinnacle of honor.He is truly prudent who looks upon all earthly things as nothing that he may gain Christ--(Phil.III 8).
And he is very learned indeed who does the will of God and renounces his own will. (from The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis.)