--- title: "15 Ifs Quotes By Saint Basil" description: "15 Ifs quotes by Saint Basil. Plus more from Saint Basil and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/saint-basil-4281_baptism_if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-w_3050613.png" --- > [If, therefore, there is any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water but from the Spirit's presence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-water-it-is-not-from-the/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/saint-basil-4281_baptism_if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-w_3050613.png) > [If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-you-begin-to-guard-wealth-it-will-not-be-yours-but-if-you-begin-to/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/saint-basil-4281_christian_if-you-begin-to-guard-wealth-it-will-not_3058015.png) > [If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-someone-has-repented-once-of-a-sin-and-again-does-the-same-sin/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ac/saint-basil-4281_causes_if-someone-has-repented-once-of-a-sin-an_1699596.png) > [If one had taken what is necessary to cover one's needs and had left the rest to those who are in need,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-one-had-taken-what-is-necessary-to-cover-one-s-needs-and-had-left/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/saint-basil-4281_ifs_if-one-had-taken-what-is-necessary-to-co_1725633.png) > [... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-to-me-to-live-is-christ-phil-1-21-truly-my-words-ought-to-be-about/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/saint-basil-4281_christ_if-to-me-to-live-is-christ-phil-1-21-tru_411815.jpg) > [If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-every-man-took-only-what-was-sufficient-for-his-needs-leaving-the/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/saint-basil-4281_charity_if-every-man-took-only-what-was-sufficie_912467.png) > [If everyone would take only according to his needs and would leave the surplus to the needy, no one would be rich,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-everyone-would-take-only-according-to-his-needs-and-would-leave/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/saint-basil-4281_humanity_if-everyone-would-take-only-according-to_237167.png) > [You can see that a city is prosperous by the wealth of goods for sale in the market. Land too we call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/you-can-see-that-a-city-is-prosperous-by-the-wealth-of-goods-for-sale/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/saint-basil-4281_bears_you-can-see-that-a-city-is-prosperous-by_996524.jpg) > [\[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/every-disappointment-or-misfortune-can-become-a-blessing-in-disguise/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/saint-basil-4281_abundance_every-disappointment-or-misfortune-can-b_143853.jpg) > [I have learned from Jesus Christ Himself what charity is, and how we ought to practise it; for He says: "By this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/i-have-learned-from-jesus-christ-himself-what-charity-is-and-how-we/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/saint-basil-4281_charity_i-have-learned-from-jesus-christ-himself_2728073.png) > [The Christian ought not to say anything behind his brother's back with the object of calumniating him, for this is slander, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/the-christian-ought-not-to-say-anything-behind-his-brother-s-back/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/saint-basil-4281_behinds_the-christian-ought-not-to-say-anything_1152382.png) > [If you see your neighbor in sin, don't look only at this, but also think about what he has done or does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-you-see-your-neighbor-in-sin-don-t-look-only-at-this-but-also/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/saint-basil-4281_better-than-you_if-you-see-your-neighbor-in-sin-don-t-lo_424024.png) > [To Whom does our God say, 'in our image' (Gen. 1:26), to whom if it is not to Him who is 'the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/to-whom-does-our-god-say-in-our-image-gen-1-26-to-whom-if-it-is-not/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/saint-basil-4281_brightness_to-whom-does-our-god-say-in-our-image-ge_2494892.jpg) > [As God illumines all people equally with the light of the sun, so do those who desire to imitate God let shine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/as-god-illumines-all-people-equally-with-the-light-of-the-sun-so-do/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/saint-basil-4281_christian_as-god-illumines-all-people-equally-with_2785358.png) > [As it is impossible to verbally describe the sweetness of honey to one who has never tasted honey, so the goodness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/as-it-is-impossible-to-verbally-describe-the-sweetness-of-honey-to/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/saint-basil-4281_able_as-it-is-impossible-to-verbally-describe_2567532.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Saint Basil > [Truly unexpected tidings make both ears tingle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/truly-unexpected-tidings-make-both-ears-tingle/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights of paradise, so also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/just-as-we-would-have-no-need-of-the-farmer-s-labor-and-toil-if-we/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/men-whose-sense-of-taste-is-destroyed-by-sickness-sometimes-think/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/good-masters-teach-good-doctrine-but-that-taught-by-evil-masters-is/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [They who sow courtesy reap friendship, and they who plant kindness gather love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/they-who-sow-courtesy-reap-friendship-and-they-who-plant-kindness/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/it-is-impious-to-say-that-evil-has-its-origin-from-god-because-naught/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/do-not-measure-your-loss-by-itself-if-you-do-it-will-seem-intolerable/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/a-tree-is-known-by-its-fruit-a-man-by-his-deeds-a-good-deed-is-never/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [\[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/every-disappointment-or-misfortune-can-become-a-blessing-in-disguise/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/we-should-not-accept-in-silence-the-benefactions-of-god-but-return/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [Any one who chooses will set up for a literary critic, though he cannot tell us where he went to school, or how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/any-one-who-chooses-will-set-up-for-a-literary-critic-though-he/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [A woman who deliberately destroys a fetus is answerable for murder. And any fine distinction as to its being completely formed or unformed is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/a-woman-who-deliberately-destroys-a-fetus-is-answerable-for-murder/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [The sun penetrates crystal and makes it more dazzling. In the same way, the sanctifying Spirit indwells in souls and makes them more radiant.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/the-sun-penetrates-crystal-and-makes-it-more-dazzling-in-the-same-way/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [If everyone would take only according to his needs and would leave the surplus to the needy, no one would be rich, no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-everyone-would-take-only-according-to-his-needs-and-would-leave/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) > [We need not only read Sacred Scripture, but learn it as well and grow up in it. Realize that nothing is written in Scripture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/we-need-not-only-read-sacred-scripture-but-learn-it-as-well-and-grow/) [Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/saint-basil/#itemlist", "name": "15 Ifs Quotes By Saint Basil", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If, therefore, there is any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water but from the Spirit's presence there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saint Basil" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-water-it-is-not-from-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/saint-basil-4281_baptism_if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-w_3050613.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/saint-basil-4281_baptism_if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-w_3050613.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/saint-basil-4281_baptism_if-therefore-there-is-any-grace-in-the-w_3050613.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If, therefore, there is any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water but from the Spirit's…” — Saint Basil", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. 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Land too we call…” — Saint Basil", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated, expected and searched for will it be found and recognised as such and the most made of it. 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