Although sin is in itself a great evil—in fact the greatest of all evils—still under a certain form it can prove a good to us if we know how to avail ourselves of it as a means of exercising humility. How many great sinners have become great-saints without having done anything more than keep their sins constantly before their eyes, and humble themselves in shame and confusion before God and their fellowmen!

Those words: “Against Thee only have I sinned,” which David carried in his heart, contributed more than anything else to make him a saint. And the angelic St Thomas in explaining the verse of St Paul to the Romans: “This is the good that profits them that love God, for when they fall from the love of God by sin they then return to Him more humble and more cautious.” –“Humility of Heart” by Capuchin Gaetano (Cajetan) Maria da Bergamo

A reliable witness always tells the truth,
but an unreliable one tells nothing but lies.
Conceited people can never become wise,
but intelligent people learn easily.
Stay away from foolish people;
they have nothing to teach you.
Why is a clever person wise?
Because he knows what to do.
Why is a stupid person foolish?
Because he only thinks he knows.
Foolish people don’t care if they sin,
but good people want to be forgiven.
Your joy is your own;
your bitterness is your own.
No one can share them with you.

Proverbs 14