Hands Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom

8 Hands quotes by Saint John Chrysostom

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Saint John Chrysostom’s thoughts on hands are presented in eight short, reflective sayings. Though limited in number, each piece carries the weight of his ancient wisdom, inviting a moment of contemplation on the everyday act of touching.

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What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient…

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Things themselves do not remain, but their effects do. Therefore we should not be mean and calculating with what we have but…

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I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if we enjoy it, we naturally wants to…

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How many there are who still say, 'I want to see His shape, His image, His clothing, His sandals.' Behold, you do…

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For if you change from inhumanity to alms giving, you have stretched fourth the hand that was withered. If you withdraw from…

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Paul commands: 'Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the Traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.'…

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You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why…

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We ought not, as soon as we leave church, to plunge into business unsuited to church, but as soon as we get…

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The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God.

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What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world.

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As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.

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Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.

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It brings comfort to have companions in whatever happens.

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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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When an archer desires to shoot his arrows successfully, he first takes great pains over his posture and aligns himself accurately with his mark.…

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Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in…

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Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not…

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