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Quotes

A collection of scriptural meditations from Saints and Fathers of the Church.

A wise man is one who pays attention to himself and is quick to separate himself from all defilement.

If you lay down rules for yourself, do not disobey yourself; for he who cheats himself is self-deluded.

The study of divine principles teaches knowledge of God to the person who lives in truth, longing and reverence.

Patient endurance is the soul's struggle for virtue; where there is struggle for virtue, self-indulgence is banished.

Self-control and strenuous effort curb desire; stillness and intense longing for God wither it.

The greatest weapons of someone striving to lead a life of inward stillness are self-control, love, prayer, and spiritual reading.

If you abandon God and are a slave to the passions, you cannot reap God's mercy.

Spiritual freedom is release from the passions; without Christ’s mercy you cannot attain it.

Long-suffering and readiness to forgive curb anger; love and compassion wither it.

Worldly virtues promote human glory, spiritual virtues the glory of God.

Love and self-control purify the soul.

Keep the commandments, and you will find peace; love God, and you will attain spiritual knowledge.

Just as desire and rage multiply our sins, so self-control and humility erase them.

Fear of the Lord conquers desire, and distress that accords with God's will repulses sensual pleasure.

He who fears God will pay careful attention to his soul and will free himself from communion with evil.

Struggle until death to fulfill the commandments: purified through them, you will enter into life.

Do you wish God to hear your prayer immediately, brother? When you lift your hands up to heaven, pray first of all, with your heart, for your enemies and God will grant you speedily whatever else you request.

Strive to love every man equally, and you will simultaneously expel all the passions.

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