I heard many discourses which were good for the soul, but I could not discover in the case of any one of the teachers that his life was worthy of his words. — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
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… — Saint Basil Copy Share
Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist,… — Saint Basil Copy Share
Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil. — Saint Basil Copy Share
They who sow courtesy reap friendship, and they who plant kindness gather love. — Saint Basil Copy Share
It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate… — Saint Basil Copy Share
Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account… — Saint Basil Copy Share
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship,… — Saint Basil Copy Share
[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated,… — Saint Basil Copy Share
We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them. — Saint Basil Copy Share
Any one who chooses will set up for a literary critic, though he cannot tell us where he went to school, or how much… — Saint Basil Copy Share
A woman who deliberately destroys a fetus is answerable for murder. And any fine distinction as to its being completely formed or unformed is… — Saint Basil Copy Share
The sun penetrates crystal and makes it more dazzling. In the same way, the sanctifying Spirit indwells in souls and makes them more radiant.… — Saint Basil Copy Share
If everyone would take only according to his needs and would leave the surplus to the needy, no one would be rich, no one… — Saint Basil Copy Share
We need not only read Sacred Scripture, but learn it as well and grow up in it. Realize that nothing is written in Scripture… — Saint Basil Copy Share
