All Gregory of Nyssa Quotes
- That we may merge into the deep and dazzling darkness, vanish into it, dissolve in it forever in an unbelievable bliss beyond imagination, for absolute… Absolute
- As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone who has his eyes on… Anyone
- The silent painting speaks on the walls and does much good. Art
- If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus… Act
- Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness, it was necessary to bring… Awaited
- Concepts create idols; only wonder understands anything. Concepts
- Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees. Anything People
- Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is seen in me. All
- The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the children of Hellas, and may… Anarchical
- For truly barren is profane education, which is always in labor but never gives birth. For what fruit worthy of such pangs does philosophy show… All
- Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course by a clear sign, on… Adrift
- If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are surely… Advance
- Peace is defined as harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature and cultivate peace within ourselves,… Among
- May we never risk the life of our souls by being resentful or by bearing grudges. Bearing
- Today the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer.... Realize that the true light is… Begins
- He who gives you the day will also give you the things necessary for the day. Day
- For virtue is a light and buoyant thing, and all who live in her way fly like clouds as Isaiah says, and as doves with… Affair
- There have been delivered to us in the Gospel three Persons and names through Whom the generation of the birth of believers takes place, and… All
- It is impossible that one who has turned to the world and feels its anxieties, and engages his heart in the wish to please men,… All
- ... where Solomon says that 'Wisdom has built herself a house' (Prov. 9:1), he refers darkly in these words to the preparation of the flesh… Body
- There is one antidote for evil passions: the purification of our souls which takes place through the mystery of godliness. The chief act of faith… Act
- [Jews are] murderers of the Lord, assassins of the prophets, rebels against God, God haters,... advocates of the devil, race of vipers, slanderers, calumniators, dark-minded… Advocates
- Hope always draws the soul from the beauty which is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what is… Always Draws