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"Dearly beloved, had marriage or the raising of children been likely to prove a stumbling block on the way to virtue, the Creator of all would not have introduced marriage into our life lest it prove our undoing in difficult times and through severe problems. Since, however, family life not only offers us no obstacle to wisdom in God's eyes as long as we are prepared to be on our guard, but even brings us much encouragement and calms the tumult of our natural tendencies, not allowing the billows to surge but constantly ensuring that the ship dock safely in the harbor, consequently He granted the human race the consolation that comes from this source... "

- St. John Chrysostom

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True escape from the world is for a person to know how to control his tongue, wherever he might be.

Abba Tithoes

Passions

When we turn our spirit from the contemplation of God, we become the slaves of carnal passions.

Abba Theonas

Humility

The way of humility is this: self-control, prayer, and thinking yourself inferior to all creatures.

Abba Tithoes

Animals, Saints

Obedience with abstinence gives men control over wild beasts.

Abba Antony

"When you face bitter situations spiritually, eventually they become sweet."

Archimandrite Ioannikios Kotsonis, Athonite Gerontikon

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