St. John of Kronstadt

“In order not to be subjected to the continual harassments of the evil spirit, we must constantly have in our hearts this…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Creator, grant that we may salute in the flowers Thy wisdom, Thy goodness. Thine omnipotence.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Very often it happens that prayer is on the lips, but in the heart cunning, incredulity or unbelief, so that by the…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“we must by every means implant in the field of our heart the seeds of the virtues, faith, hope in God, and…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Dislike, enmity, or hatred should be unknown amongst Christians even by name. How can dislike exist amongst Christians? Everywhere you see love,…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“What is a pure heart? It is meek, humble, guileless, simple, trusting, true, unsuspicious, gentle, good, not covetous, not envious, not adulterous.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Therefore, do not grudge anything to your brother, but do unto him as unto the Lord; especially as you do not know…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“many rich men and high dignitaries would willingly exchange their palaces for the poor man's cottage if they could only acquire his…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“How often it happens in life that a man has one thing in his heart and another upon his lips, and wears…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“The heart is the eye of the human being. The purer it is, the quicker, farther, and clearer it can see.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Hearty faith is indispensable for man, because the light of our intellect is very limited, and cannot contain much mental light, while…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Let us measure the worth of our prayers by human measure or by the quality of our relation to other men. How…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Do not fear the conflict, do not flee it. Where there is no struggle, there is no virtue; where faith and love…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“The human race is one great tree of God, spreading and growing over the whole earth, and covering the whole earth with…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“As you are aware, man, in his words, does not die; he is immortal in them, and they will speak after his…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Gods omnipresence is in space and thought--that is, God is everywhere, both in respect to space and in respect to thought; wheresoever…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Therefore it is necessary to make every effort to call upon Christ the Saviour with perfect faith. It is indispensable for every…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Life without activity is not life, but something monstrous--a sort of phantom of life.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“All thoughts, feelings, every disposition of the heart tending to destroy love and create enmity, proceed from the Devil.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Every lying thought bears in itself a proof of its falsehood. This proof is its deadly effect upon the heart;”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“learn to conquer evil by good, malice by kindness, meekness, and humility.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Do not neglect to uproot from the hearts of children the tares of sins,”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Every sin comes from the love of self.”

— St. John of Kronstadt

“All you who draw near to serve God in prayer, learn to be like Him, meek, humble, and true of heart; do…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“The Christian has no reason to have in his heart any ill-feeling whatever against anyone--such ill-feeling, like every other evil, is the…

— St. John of Kronstadt