Whoever does not fight the one who despises him, neither in word not in thought, has received true knowledge and demonstrates a… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
If "socialism" is defined as "ownership of the means of production"--and this is both the orthodox and the only rigorous definition--then the… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
No Christian ought to think of himself as his own master, but each should rather so think and act as though given… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I'd marry an investment banker, raise… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
A good decision is our will to do everything we can within our power. It means to serve God with all we've… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
In the measure to which a man cuts off and humbles his own will, he proceeds toward success. But insofar as he… — Ephrem the Syrian Copy Share Image
'With God all things are possible' (Mk. 10:27). With God the thought itself is deed. He speaks and it is. Short and… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
They either attach themselves to God's will, which results in their continuous progress, improvement and advancement, or they oppose God's will, are… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
The orthodox doctrines of economics which were dominant in the last quarter of the nineteenth century had a clear message. They supported… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'being kind to old ladies, small dogs and… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
...knowing God is the condition for the sanctification of a human being by God's assistance and according to His intention. Wherever God… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The Lord, before His Incarnation, let mankind experience all the bitterness of sin, all their powerlessness to eradicate it; and when all… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
In truth there is only one freedom - the holy freedom of Christ, whereby He freed us from sin, from evil, from… — Justin Popovic Copy Share Image
Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publication, the free press as we know… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
If... Adam had trusted in God and been nourished from the tree of life (Gn. 2:9)? he would not have set aside… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
The Bolshevik revolution was a counter-revolution. Its first moves were to destroy and eliminate every socialist tendency that had developed in the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
... the people who, in spite of the bonds of sin which fetter them and hinder them (by constraint and by inciting… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
I pray we... come to this darkness so far above light! If only we lacked sight and knowledge so as to see,… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
...we are not without hope of salvation, nor is it at all the right time for us to despair. All our life… — Gregory Palamas 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
A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
I can understand why Christians call us heretics. But most important, who will God call a heretic? From God's point of view,… — Sun Myung Moon Copy Share Image
Yes, many people in rural parts of India are very orthodox and have arranged marriages. But I won't - I want to… — Shilpa Shetty Copy Share Image
Conquer temptations by the patience and prayer. If you oppose them without these, you will fall all the more severely. — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking… — Gennadius of Constantinople Copy Share Image
There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is,… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
There's a gray area between Conservative and Orthodox people, for whom you don't screw around with the mezuzah, you don't mess with… — Rick Moranis Copy Share Image
Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. That is why an unforeseen affliction is called… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer. — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
... courage is accompanied by patience and firm resolution? God sets courage like a sea around the weakness of our nature, enabling… — Niketas Stethatos Copy Share Image
According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Lots of Orthodox go to church every Sunday but don't know much about the faith. Yet they know that there is something… — Frederica Mathewes-Green Copy Share Image
I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
As a career, the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack, You may get a bland smile from these sages; But should it,… — W. S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
