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Quotes

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

So long as the soul is sick with passions, its senses have no perception of the spiritual; and the soul does not even know how to desire it, but desires it only from hearsay and writings. The power of the soul is cured of these diseases by the hidden practice of commandments, with sharing in Christ's passion.

One who is capable of seeing himself is better than one who has been made worthy to see angels.

The prayers of those who hold grudges is sowing on stone.

Self-love precedes all passions, and the scorn of ease precedes all the virtues.

Hold faith and humility fast within you; for through them you will find mercy, help, and words spoken by God in the heart, along with a protector who stands beside you both secretly and manifestly.

He who is deprived of repentance is deprived of the delight to come. He who is close to all things is far from repentance.

You know that evil entered into us through the transgression of the commandments. Hence it is obvious that by keeping them, evil departs from us. But without the doing of the commandments we should not even aspire or hope for purity of soul, because at the very outset we do not walk on the path that leads us to purity of soul. Do not say that God can give us the grace of purity of soul even without our keeping the commandments.

What salt is for any food, humility is for every virtue. To acquire it, a man must always think of himself with contrition, self-belittlement and painful salf-judgment. But if we acquire it, it will make us sons of God.

If you have no works, do not speak on virtues. Afflictions suffered for the Lord's sake are more precious to Him than every vow and sacrifice; and the odor of their sweet surpasses every fragrance.

Flee from discussions of dogma as from an unruly lion; and never embark upon them yourself, either with those raised in the Church, or with strangers.

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.

To bear a grudge and pray, means to sow seed on the sea and expect a harvest.

Virtues are connected with suffering.

As a cloud veils the light of the moon, so the vapors of the belly banish the wisdom of God from the soul.

A holy man told us one day, that the source of all heresies and schisms in the church was, loving God too little, and ourselves too much.

The man who is conscious of his sins is greater than he who profits the whole world by the sight of his countenance.

When patience greatly increases in our soul, it is a sign that we have secretly received the grace of consolation. The power of patience is stronger than the joyful thoughts that descend into the heart. Life in God is the downfall of the senses; when the heart lives, the senses fall away. The resurrection of the senses is the deadening of the heart; when the senses are quickened, it is a sign that the heart has died to God.

Do not keep company with the disputatious, lest you be forced to take leave of your calm.

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