In the same manner to pray all the time is certainly the antidote for the second form of pride. It is clear that the humble man, the God-fearing man, knows full well that nothing good, nothing proper and sure happens in the soul without the aid and the authority of God, and therefore he does not cease praying that God act with mercy toward him. A man standing in need of everything from God is prepared to make progress. He understands how he will make progress, and is unable to be puffed up.
