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Maxim 75 -- Desire that people have a modest opinion of you and a good one of others; be uneasy when you are considered important and very much at ease when others are.

Scripture References

Proverb 25:6-7

Romans 12:3

James 4:10

1 Corinthians 3:18; 4:3-5

1 Peter 5:5-6

Galatians 5:13-14

Matthew 18:4; 22:38-39

Suggested Application

“Everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of the other person’s interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:3-5)

 

The Scripture References are reproduced from the New American Bible and provided via a link to the United States Conference of Bishops website.

Maxim Translation: Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph International Research Team, 1975. Project Designer: Sister Catherine Marie Kreta, CSJ

Gospel Values, References, Application: Sister Marilyn Binder, CSJ
© 2006 Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Augustine, Florida