It seems like -- especially in religious circles and Christian circles, we want to first talk about the things we're opposed to.… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
There is no greater love than that a man lays down his life for his neighbor. When you hear someone complaining and… — Poemen Copy Share Image
...a human being not only can choose but... he must choose... for in this way God retains His honor while at the… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“The reason my husband and I became Orthodox was that our mainline denomination was energetically revising its theology; church leaders were teaching… — Frederica Mathewes-Green Copy Share Image
If through fear of God you cutoff your own will - inexplicably, for you do not know how this happens - God… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
It is harmful to remember previous sins in detail. For if they bring you sorrow, they will estrange you from hope, but… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
...if we know God our knowledge of... everything will be brought to perfection, and, in so far as is possible, the infinite,… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
... there is clearly expressed for us? what it is we must attribute either to free will or to the decision and… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
The orthodox school has witnessed for centuries that nature itself has never once cured any existing disease with another dissimilar one, however… — Samuel Hahnemann Copy Share Image
His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Besides loving each other, we must bear with each other and pardon ? 'forgive them that trespass against us' ? in order… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“You cannot avoid the interplay of politics within an orthodox religion. The power struggle permeates the training, education and disciplining of the… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“My 'morals' were sound, even a bit puritanic, but when a hidebound old deacon inveighed against dancing I rebelled. By the time… — W.E.B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
No just man suffices unto himself for the winning of justification. The divine mercy must always hold out a hand to his… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Draw nigh to the righteous, and through them you will draw nigh to God. Communicate with those who possess humility, and you… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
What is perfection in love? Love your enemies in such a way that you would desire to make them your brothers ...… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The Reformed Church was identified with the old all-white government of South Africa and its apartheid policy. The Roman Catholic Church was… — Edd Doerr Copy Share Image
I grew up in a Christian home. The strictness comes with religion in general. Whether you grew up Jewish or Orthodox Jewish… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Tell everything to your spiritual father, and the Lord will have mercy on you and you will escape delusion. But if you… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is… — Saffron Burrows Copy Share Image
It is well known that obedience is the chief among the initiatory virtues, for first it displaces presumption and then it engenders… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Our requests are necessary expressly to strengthen our faith, through which alone we can be saved. 'By grace are we saved through… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
We have to separate here the church in its broad sense. We have Catholics, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox churches. The Catholic church is… — Manfred Gerstenfeld Copy Share Image
Orthodox Christians have the habit of claiming all great men, all men who have held important positions, men of reputation, men of… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
'The long-suffering man abounds in understanding' (Prov. 14:29), because he endures everything to the end and, while awaiting that end, patiently bears… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Let no man's place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man's low condition or poverty abase him. For… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
Adorn yourself with truth, try to speak truth in all things; and do not support a lie, no matter who asks you.… — Gennadius of Constantinople Copy Share Image
... a Christian is quite certain to fall into the same sins which he condemns in another with merciless and inhuman severity,… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
The orthodox view of colour experience assumes that, when we see a colour difference between two surfaces viewed side-by-side, this is because… — David Papineau Copy Share Image
The houses of this country (Maharashtra) are exceedingly strong and built solely of stone and iron. The hatchet-men of the Govt. in… — Aurangzeb Copy Share Image
The disciples worshipped the most high Lord Who had come down from heaven, made the earth into heaven and gone up again… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
Truth is not something you can appropriate easily and quickly. You certainly cannot sleep or dream yourself to the truth. No, you… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Being come together in the same place, let there be one prayer, one supplication, one mind, one hope, in love and in… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
The fundamental differences between Marxian and traditional orthodox economics are, first, that the orthodox economists accept the capitalist system as part of… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
