Seeds of Contemplation

In this book by Thomas Merton, Roman Catholic Trappist Monk, he argues persuasively for the honesty, integrity, commitment, and thereby strength of the truly humble who must be sure he is true to himself and not that false personality - the creature of his appetite for esteem. A quote: "A man who is truly humble cannot despair, because in the humble man there is no longer any such thing as self-pity."