Becoming Like A Vessel That Is Destroyed

St. Francis was honored by all and extolled by all, with praiseworthy judgment; and he alone considered himself the most vile among men, he alone despised himself most severely. For often, when he was honored by all, he suffered the deepest sorrow; and rejecting the favor of men, he would see to it that he would be rebuked by someone.

Saint Francis of Assisi
Celano, First Life
CHAPTER XIX