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Quotes

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

Imitate the Publican and you will not be condemned with the Pharisee. Choose the meekness of Moses and you will find your heart which is a rock changed into a spring of water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The person who is unaffected by the things of this world loves stillness; and he who loves no human thing loves all men.

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

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

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).

Break the bonds of your friendship for the body and give it only what is absolutely necessary.

According to the degree to which the intellect is stripped of the passions, the Holy Spirit initiates the intellect into the mysteries of the age to be.

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

In the beginning, there is struggle and a lot of work for those who come near to God. But after that, there is indescribable joy. It is just like building a fire: at first it's smoky and your eyes water, but later you get the desired result. Thus we ought to light the divine fire in ourselves with tears and effort.

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