“Do not fear the conflict, do not flee it. Where there is no struggle, there is no virtue; where faith and love are not tempted, it is not possible to be sure whether they are really present. They are proved… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“In order not to be subjected to the continual harassments of the evil spirit, we must constantly have in our hearts this prayer to… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Creator, grant that we may salute in the flowers Thy wisdom, Thy goodness. Thine omnipotence.” — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Very often it happens that prayer is on the lips, but in the heart cunning, incredulity or unbelief, so that by the lips the… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“we must by every means implant in the field of our heart the seeds of the virtues, faith, hope in God, and love for… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Dislike, enmity, or hatred should be unknown amongst Christians even by name. How can dislike exist amongst Christians? Everywhere you see love, everywhere you… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“What is a pure heart? It is meek, humble, guileless, simple, trusting, true, unsuspicious, gentle, good, not covetous, not envious, not adulterous.” — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Therefore, do not grudge anything to your brother, but do unto him as unto the Lord; especially as you do not know in whom the Lord will come and visit you; be impartial to all, be kind to all, sincere and hospitable. Remember that sometimes God speaks even through unbelievers, or disposes their hearts towards us, as it happened in… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share
“many rich men and high dignitaries would willingly exchange their palaces for the poor man's cottage if they could only acquire his peace of… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“How often it happens in life that a man has one thing in his heart and another upon his lips, and wears two faces… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“The heart is the eye of the human being. The purer it is, the quicker, farther, and clearer it can see.” — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Hearty faith is indispensable for man, because the light of our intellect is very limited, and cannot contain much mental light, while the Lord our God is Infinite Light, and the world is an abyss of His omnipotence and wisdom, whilst in us there is only, so to say, a drop of His power and wisdom, because only so much,… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share
“Let us measure the worth of our prayers by human measure or by the quality of our relation to other men. How do we… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
