Being Orthodox Jewish is kind of like being raised on like network sitcoms. — Ari Shaffir Copy Share Image
Fortunately, perhaps, I was completely ignorant of the orthodox theory of the disease polio-myelitis. — Elizabeth Kenny Copy Share Image
Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so that you yourself do not fall into… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
As long as I remain imperfect and refractory, neither obeying God by practising the commandments nor becoming perfect in spiritual knowledge, Christ… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
The houses of this country (Maharashtra) are exceedingly strong and built solely of stone and iron. The hatchet-men of the Govt. in… — Aurangzeb Copy Share Image
A man must be orthodox upon most things, or he will never even have time to preach his own heresy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist… — Leon Askin Copy Share Image
I don't believe that God is a fussy faultfinder in dealing with theological ideas. He who provides forgiveness for a sinful life… — Helmut Thielicke Copy Share Image
We have the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church talking about how gay marriage is a sign of the apocalypse, or Russian… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
It is impossible to keep spiritual peace if we do not take care of the mind, that is if we do not… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
When a thought oppresses you, do not be downhearted, but put up with it in courage, saying, 'They swarmed around me closer… — Pachomius the Great Copy Share Image
Abba Moses asked Abba Sylvanus, Can a person lay a new foundation every day? The old man replied, If you work hard,… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Just as the teaching of the Law and the prophets, being harbingers of the coming advent of the Logos in the flesh,… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Whenever we cover our brother's sin, God will cover ours; whenever we tell people about our brother's guilt, God will do the… — Poemen Copy Share Image
Do not disdain the commandment to love, for through it you become a son of God, and when you break it, you… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Above all, avoid the Indiana Jones fedora. It's very yesterday, and if you wear a black one, you might be mistaken for… — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
The biggest cause of society's change today is that people no longer believe in orthodox religion. They go to church, but they… — Li Hongzhi Copy Share Image
The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
When hungry, do not throw yourself upon food - else you will overload your heart and body. Eat slowly, without avidity, with… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Can words such as Orthodox, Jew, or Catholic really express some sort of exclusive personal virtues or merits? — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
The way that Russian Orthodox services work generally, and certainly the way that this worked, is that it goes on for hours… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new. — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
