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Quotes

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

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

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

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

The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself.

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

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

It is better to eat meat and drink wine and not to eat the flesh of one's brethren through slander.

If you are not willing to repent through freely choosing to suffer, unsought sufferings will providentially be imposed on you.

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

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

Control your stomach, sleep, anger, and tongue, and you will not 'dash your foot against a stone.'

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

A man is neither saved nor lost by the place he is in, but is saved or lost by his deeds. Neither a holy place nor a holy state is of use to him who does not fulfill the commandments of the Lord.

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

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

It is an insult to the intelligence to be subject to what lacks intelligence and to concern itself with shameful desires.

Make the body serve the commandments, keeping it so far as possible free from sickness and sensual pleasure.

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

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