Peter Damian Quotes
- Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient. Instead, let the serenity of your spirit shine through your face. Let the…
- He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy…
- Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices.... It defiles everything, stains everything,…
- And what more should I say since it expels the whole host of the virtues from the chamber of the human heart and introduces every…
- Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.
- I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit.
- For the wisdom of the flesh brings death, but that of the spirit brings life and peace, since the wisdom of the flesh is the…
- We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and weaken its healthful…