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title: "9 Blessed Quotes By Ephrem the Syrian"
description: "9 Blessed quotes by Ephrem the Syrian. Plus more from Ephrem the Syrian and more Blessed sayings from other authors."
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> [Blessed the one who, exalted by love, has become a city founded upon a mountain, from which the enemy, when he saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-exalted-by-love-has-become-a-city-founded-upon-a/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual net and caught many for the good Lord, such a one will greatly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-has-become-a-good-spiritual-net-and-caught-many/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Blessed the one who meditates on death each day and destroys the base passions lurking in the vines of the heart, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-meditates-on-death-each-day-and-destroys-the-base/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-has-kept-the-mastery-of-his-eyelids-and-has-not/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Blessed the one who loves truth continually and has not lent his mouth as an instrument of impiety by lying, for he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-loves-truth-continually-and-has-not-lent-his/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sin and not to judge my brother, for You are blessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/yea-o-lord-and-king-grant-me-to-see-my-own-sin-and-not-to-judge-my/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [Blessed the one who continually humbles himself willingly; he will be crowned by the One who willingly humbled himself for our sake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-continually-humbles-himself-willingly-he-will-be/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-take-from-me-the-spirit-of-sloth/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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> [The word of God is a tree of life that offers us blessed fruit from each of its branches. It is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/the-word-of-god-is-a-tree-of-life-that-offers-us-blessed-fruit-from/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/ephrem-the-syrian-20505_blessed_the-word-of-god-is-a-tree-of-life-that-o_1998387.png)

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## More by Ephrem the Syrian

> [The seed, swollen with moisture, burst asunder its covering of soil and out peers the blade of wheat, full of symbols. So faith, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/the-seed-swollen-with-moisture-burst-asunder-its-covering-of-soil-and/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual net and caught many for the good Lord, such a one will greatly praised by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-has-become-a-good-spiritual-net-and-caught-many/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-take-from-me-the-spirit-of-sloth/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [If you are an ardent reader, seek not brilliant and erudite texts; otherwise the demon of haughtiness will strike your heart. But like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/if-you-are-an-ardent-reader-seek-not-brilliant-and-erudite-texts/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/like-the-apple-of-thine-eye-preserve-me-o-lord-god-defend-me-and/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Don't let your eyes look here and there, and don't look on someone elses' beauty, so that the devil will not conquer you with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/don-t-let-your-eyes-look-here-and-there-and-don-t-look-on-someone/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [No one is truly poor but except the one who lacks the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/no-one-is-truly-poor-but-except-the-one-who-lacks-the-truth/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [It is blasphemy if you pray before God while you are full of anger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/it-is-blasphemy-if-you-pray-before-god-while-you-are-full-of-anger/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/prayer-is-converse-with-god-equal-honor-with-the-angels-progress-in/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Be a lamp in brightness, and make the works of darkness cease, so that whenever your doctrine shines, no one may dare to heed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/be-a-lamp-in-brightness-and-make-the-works-of-darkness-cease-so-that/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/o-lord-we-cannot-go-to-the-pool-of-siloe-to-which-you-sent-the-blind/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Who is far from love is a bad state, and to be pitied. He passes his days in a delirious dream, far from God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/who-is-far-from-love-is-a-bad-state-and-to-be-pitied-he-passes-his/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with regard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/blessed-the-one-who-has-kept-the-mastery-of-his-eyelids-and-has-not/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [The fear of God illumines the soul, annihilates evil, weakens the passions, drives darkness from the soul and makes it pure. The fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/the-fear-of-god-illumines-the-soul-annihilates-evil-weakens-the/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

> [They went down to Egypt and provided food when famine reigned; they came to the obstinate sea, and taught it wisdom with a rod;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephrem-the-syrian/they-went-down-to-egypt-and-provided-food-when-famine-reigned-they/)

[Ephrem the Syrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephrem-the-syrian/)

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