Flower of virtue, gem of morn,
Star of evening far and free,
Rarest gift from heaven born,
Gracing all humanity;
Crown of monarch, childhood's dower,
Mortals' loss but manhood's gain,
Groundwork of all lasting power,
High in Truth though low in name,
To every virtue, grace, the key
Is the Christ-humility.
If there is one virtue more than another which needs cultivation it is humility; and if there is a virtue which the human mind is especially reluctant to accept, it is humility.
To be humble excludes the qualities of pride and ambition, against whose jagged rocks more than one character has been wrecked. No temptation has caused the downfall of so many who have stood "in high places" as pride united with ambition.
