Hawzah News Agency – Imam al-Kazim peace be upon him says:

إنّ اللَّهَ لَم يَرفَعِ المُتَواضِعينَ بقَدرِ تَواضُعِهِم، ولكنْ رَفَعَهُم بِقَدرِ عَظَمَتِهِ ومَجدِهِ.

'Allah does not raise the humble in proportion to their humbleness, rather He raises them according to His Own Greatness and Glory.'

Source: Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 399