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Christian Quotes by John Climacus
- I know a man who, when he saw a woman of striking beauty, praised the Creator for her. The sight of her lit within him…
- Just as the winds whip up the sea, so does anger stir confusion in the mind.
- Fire and water do not mix, neither can you mix judgment of others with the desire to repent. If a man commits a sin before…
- God belongs to all free beings. He is the life of all, the salvation of all ~faithful and unfaithful, just and unjust, pious and impious,…
- Do not be surprised if you fall every day and do not surrender. Stand your ground bravely and you may be sure that your guardian…
- Holy love has a way of consuming some. This is what is meant by the one who said, 'You have ravished our hearts' (Sg. Of…
- Ascend, my brothers, ascend eagerly. Let your hearts' resolve be to climb. Listen to the voice of the one who says: 'Come, let us go…
- Everything is possible for the believer. I have watched impure souls mad for physical love but turning what they know of such love into a…
- You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a stick instead of…
- When you are depressed, bear in mind the Lord's command to Peter to forgive a sinner seventy times seven (cf. Mt. 18:22). And you may…
- Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you may not be…
- The slave of the belly ponders the menu with which to celebrate the feast. The servant of God, however, thinks of the graces that may…
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- For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East. — Karen Armstrong
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
- No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. — Saint Augustine
- The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion… — Saint Augustine
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila
- I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of… — Michele Bachmann
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- I'm a Jewish born-again Christian. — Stephen Baldwin
- The Christian response is contained in these two fundamental dogmas: that of the Trinity and that of the Incarnation. In the trinitarian… — Hans Urs von Balthasar