All Symeon the New Theologian Quotes
- O Woe to his blinded soul! Saying this, he as it were said to God: "Thou Thyself are guilty, because the woman whom Thou gavest… Advised
- A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he… Ancient
- When a man walks in the fear of God he knows no fear, even if he were to be surrounded by wicked men. He has… Able
- To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that… All
- Provided they live a worthy life, both those who choose to dwell in the midst of noise and hubbub and those who dwell in monasteries,… Account
- Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to the… According
- When men search for God with their bodily eyes they find Him nowhere, for He is invisible. But for those who ponder in the Spirit… All
- Cheerfulness consists in not regarding things as our own, but as entrusted to us by God for the benefit of our fellow-servants. It consists in… Abroad
- Unbelievers, those who believe with difficulty, or believe in part, are those who do not show their faith through works. Apart from works the demons… Acts
- Let us flee from the deceit of life and its supposed happiness and run to Christ alone, who is the Savior of souls. Him let… Alone
- Keep in mind God's precept that states, 'Judge not, and you will not be judged' (Lk. 6:37), and in no way meddle in the lives… Christian
- 'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did he say 'strive'?… All
- When your soul is pricked by compunction and gradually changed, it becomes a fountain flowing with rivers of tears and compunction. If any one of… Alone
- Illumination by the Spirit is the endless end of every virtue. Christian
- Since 'the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force' (Mt. 11:12), and it is impossible for the faithful to enter… Acts
- Just as gold tarnished in depth (cf. Jms. 5:3) cannot be properly purified and restored to its proper brightness unless it is cast in the… Beauty
- ... if we are ashamed to imitate our Lord's sufferings, which He endured for us, and to suffer as He suffered, it is obvious that… Absent
- Spiritual knowledge is like a house built in the midst of secular and pagan knowledge, in which there is laid up, like a solid and… Able
- ... men... who say that there is no one in our times and in our midst who is able to keep the Gospel commandments and… Able
- ... I pray... that you may discern your affairs in a manner pleasing to God and may so act and endeavor that you may find… Abundantly
- Tremble with awe, O men! The insults God suffered for the sake of our salvation you too must endure! God is slapped on the face… Ashamed
- O man, do you believe that Christ is God? If you believe, fear, and keep His commandments? there is no other God but He (cf.… All
- There are times when I, without willing it, mount to the height of contemplation; with my will I am drawn down from it because of… Abasement
- ... those who sit in the darkness of passions and whose minds are blinded by ignorance, or, rather, those who have not acquired the 'mind… According
- What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the latter case a… Action