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Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

Love and self-control purify the soul.

The intellect becomes a stranger to the things of this world when its attachment to the senses has been completely sundered.

You were commanded to keep the body as a servant, not to be unnaturally enslaved to its pleasures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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