Humility And Wisdom

Εἶδον ἰδιώτας ἔργῳ τεπεινοφρονήσαντας καὶ ἐγένοντο τῶν σοφῶν σοφώτεροι. Ἕτερος ἰδιώτης ἀκούσας ἐκείνου ἐπαιρομένου, τὴν ταπείνωσιν οὐκ ἐμιμήσατο· ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τῆ ἰδιωτείᾳ κενοδοξῶν, ὑπερηφάνειαν προσελάβετο. Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ  Source: Migne PG 65 915a

I saw simple men humbled by work and they became more wise than the wise. Another simple man hearing them praised did not imitate their humility but took vain delight in his simpleness and by pride he was cast down. Saint Mark The Ascetic, On The Spiritual Law.