Peter Damian

“Receive the Body and Blood of Christ very frequently. The sight of a Christian’s lips red with the Blood of Christ terrifies…

— Peter Damian

For the wisdom of the flesh brings death, but that of the spirit brings life and peace, since the wisdom of the…

— Peter Damian

Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices.... It defiles…

— Peter Damian

Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.

— Peter Damian

We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and…

— Peter Damian

And what more should I say since it expels the whole host of the virtues from the chamber of the human heart…

— Peter Damian

Through a woman [Eve] a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman [Mary] as well there returned to the earth a…

— Peter Damian

He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body,…

— Peter Damian

I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit.

— Peter Damian

The best penance is to have patience with the sorrows God permits. A very good penance is to dedicate oneself to fulfill…

— Peter Damian