All Dorotheus of Gaza Quotes
- If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be… Assiduous
- Oh, Brethren, what is the result of pride? Oh, see what humility can do? What was the need for all these sufferings? For, if from… All
- Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high. He came to… Adam
- He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but "The woman whom… Accustomed
- Then God came to the woman and said to her, "Why did you not keep the commandment?" as if He wanted to say, "At least… Answered
- Why did you act in this way, you pitiable ones? Make a bow of repentance, recognize your fault, be sorry for your nakedness. Neither one… Act
- Conscience is called the adversary, because it always opposes our evil will; it reminds us of what we ought to do but do not, and… Adversaries
- In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints who… Been
- Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our… Abstain
- Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on the royal way and count… Allow
- Therefore, we know about God that He loves and shows pity on His creatures, and also that He is the source of wisdom and knows… Accept
- Imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii are the different ways human beings live. When those… Beings