March 18th
Book Three, Chapter 40
That Man Has No Good of Himself, and That he Cannot Glory in Anything

Lord, what cause have I to complain, if You forsake me? or what can I justly allege, if what I petition You shall not grant?...I, indeed, am but vanity, and nothing in Your sight, an inconstant and weak man.  Whence, therefore, can I glory, or for what do I desire to be thought highly of?  Truly, vainglory is an evil plague, the greatest vanity; because it draws away from true glory, and robs us of heavenly grace.  For while a man takes complacency in himself, he displeases You; while he pants after human applause, he is deprived of true virtues....All human glory, all temporal honor, all worldly grandeur, compared to Your eternal glory, is but vanity and folly.