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Ælfric Ælfric's Lives of Saints — Of the memory of the Saints

The fifth is Tristitia, that is this world's Sorrow;
this is when a man sorroweth all too sorely
for the loss of his goods, which he loved too much,
and then chideth with God, and addeth to his sins.
Two sorrows are there; one is this evil [Sorrow] ,
and the other is salutary, which is that a man sorrow for his sins.
The sixth sin is called Accidia,
that is, in English, Idleness or Sloth,
when a man careth not to do any good in his life,
and a great evil is then his, that he can never do any good,
and is ever unready for any virtue.
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Ælfric Ælfric's Lives of Saints — Of the memory of the Saints

The eighth Virtue is true Humility,
both towards God and towards man with simplicity of mind;
for he who is wise will never be proud.
Wherein may a man pride himself, though he wish it?
He may not in his rank, because many are more distinguished [than he] ;
nor may he in his possessions, because he knoweth not his last day;
nor in anything can he pride himself, if he be wise.
Now ye have heard how these holy Virtues
overcome those Sins which the devil soweth in us
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