Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice … - Pope Gregory I

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Pope Gregory I

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.

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