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> [ It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. \[These are shocking words.\] It ought not to be one of the forces influencing this or that state. The Church… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/it-seems-to-me-and-i-am-personally-convinced-that-the-church-must/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

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## More by Anthony of Sourozh

> [A prayer makes sense only if it is lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/a-prayer-makes-sense-only-if-it-is-lived/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [ It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. \[These are shocking words.\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/it-seems-to-me-and-i-am-personally-convinced-that-the-church-must/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [You remember how you were taught to write. Your mother put a pencil in your hand, took your hand in hers, and began to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/you-remember-how-you-were-taught-to-write-your-mother-put-a-pencil-in/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [It is not the constant thought of their sins, but the vision of the holiness of God that makes the saints aware of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/it-is-not-the-constant-thought-of-their-sins-but-the-vision-of-the/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [Humility is the situation of the earth. It's there silent and accepting everything and in a miraculous way making out of all the refuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/humility-is-the-situation-of-the-earth-it-s-there-silent-and/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [We prepare the ground for our prayer when we shed something which is not Christ's, which is unworthy of him, and only the prayer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/we-prepare-the-ground-for-our-prayer-when-we-shed-something-which-is/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

> [Unless we look at a person and see the beauty there is in this person, we can contribute nothing to him. One does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-of-sourozh/unless-we-look-at-a-person-and-see-the-beauty-there-is-in-this-person/)

[Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-of-sourozh/)

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