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The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God.

Saint John Chrysostom

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Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by meekness. By meekness we practice and make known our virtue, and also cause the indignation of our brother to cease, and deliver his mind from perturbation.
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Laughter does not seem to be a sin, but it leads to sin.
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For nothing so much disturbs the mind, though it be done for some beneficial purpose, as to innovate and introduce strange things, and most of all when this is done in matters relating to divine worship and the glory of God.
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O most grateful burden, which comforts them that carry it! The burdens of earthly masters gradually wear out the strength of those who carry them but the burden of Christ assists the bearers of it, because we carry not grace, but grace us.
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Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?
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I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish.
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An insult is either sustained or destroyed, not by the disposition of those who insult, but by the disposition of those who bear it.
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Slander is worse than cannibalism.
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Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.
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A man's readiness and commitment are not enough if he does not enjoy help from above as well equally help from above is no benefit to us unless there is also commitment and readiness on our part.
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Charity is indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible for it is charity which makes the man.
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Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.
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When an archer desires to shoot his arrows successfully, he first takes great pains over his posture and aligns himself accurately with his mark. It should be the same for you who are about to shoot the head of the wicked devil. Let us be concerned first for the good order of sensations and then for the good posture of inner thoughts.'
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This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple & wise this is the angelic life.
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What greater work is there than training the mind and forming the habits of the young?
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The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of hell.
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Make account that thou hast done nothing, and then thou hast done all. For if, being sinners, when we account ourselves to be what we are, we become righteous, as indeed the Publican did how much more, when being righteous we account ourselves to be sinners.
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Shall I tell you of their plundering, their covetousness, their abandonment of the poor, their thefts, their cheating in trade?
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Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal spirit, requires a truly great soul.
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The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.
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