All Saint Basil Quotes
- A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and… Christianity
- Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger. Abundance
- Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? Any
- The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or… Child
- Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil. Doctrine
- There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things. All
- Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you… Account
- Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will… Brings
- We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for… Conviction
- As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As then baptism has been given… Accordance
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,… Anxiety
- In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the… All
- It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death,… Beginning
- 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 we… Amid
- We must always be on guard lest, under the pretext of keeping one commandment, we be found breaking another. Breaking
- If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no… Charity
- You can see that a city is prosperous by the wealth of goods for sale in the market. Land too we call prosperous if it… Bears
- We often find comfort in telling what is painful in actual experience. Actual
- Therefore, let God inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the Word of God, in favor of… Cast
- What is there astonishing in the death of a mortal? But we are grieved at his dying before his time. Are we sure that this… Astonishing