Murderer Quotes by Gregory of Nyssa

It is impossible that one who has turned to the world and feels its anxieties, and engages his heart in the wish to please…

— Gregory of Nyssa

For when one considers the universe, can anyone be so simple-minded as not to believe that the Divine is present in everything, pervading, embracing…

— Gregory of Nyssa

Peace is defined as harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature and cultivate peace within…

— Gregory of Nyssa

But if one wishes to be absolute master of all, to obtain the entire inheritance, and to exclude his brothers from even a third…

— Gregory of Nyssa

“and the creation, in the world and above the world, that once was at variance with itself, is knit together in friendship: and we…

— Gregory of Nyssa

It is impossible for one to live without tears who considers things exactly as they are.

— Gregory of Nyssa

Hope always draws the soul from the beauty which is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what…

— Gregory of Nyssa

God's name is not known; it is wondered at.

— Gregory of Nyssa

If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are…

— Gregory of Nyssa

Who gives you the day will give you also the things necessary for the day.

— Gregory of Nyssa

Today the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer… Realize that the true light…

— Gregory of Nyssa

If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and…

— Gregory of Nyssa