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Quotes

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

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

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

Self-love -- that is, friendship for the body -- is the source of evil in the soul.

Do not neglect the practice of the virtues; if you do, your spiritual knowledge will decrease, and when famine occurs you will go down into Egypt (Genesis 41:57, 46:6).

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

Concern for one's soul means hardship and humility, for through these God forgives us all our sins.

Blessed stillness gives birth to blessed children: self-control, love and pure prayer.

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

All sin is due to sensual pleasure, all forgiveness to hardship and distress.

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

Listlessness is an apathy of soul; and a soul becomes apathetic when sick with self-indulgence.

Praise God continually with spiritual hymns and always remain in meditation and in this way you will be able to bear the burden of the temptations that come upon you. A traveler who is carrying a heavy load pauses from time to time and draws in deep breaths; it makes the journey easier and the burden lighter.

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

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

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

Love and self-control purify the soul.

We are sons of God or of Satan according to whether we conform to goodness or to evil.

The soul's health consists in dispassion and spiritual knowledge; no slave to sensual pleasure can attain it.

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