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God Quotes by John Cassian
- The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is…
- Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.
- God can be sensed when we gaze with trembling hearts at that power of his which controls, guides, and rules everything, when we contemplate his…
- Actually, all gifts have been given for reasons of temporal use and need and they will surely pass away at the end of the present…
- Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare its tools. For…
- Perfection... is clearly not achieved simply by being naked, by the lack of wealth or by the rejection of honors, unless there is also that…
- When we say 'hallowed be Your name' to God what we are really saying is 'Father, make us such as deserve knowledge and understanding of…
- In proportion as the ardor of divine love brings you nearer to God, so will a larger concourse of saintly brethren flock to you. For,…
- God is not only to be known in His blessed and incomprehensible being, for this is something which is reserved for His saints in the…
- ... there is clearly expressed for us? what it is we must attribute either to free will or to the decision and daily assistance of…
- True knowledge is found only among those genuinely worshiping God.
- We must, with God's help, eradicate the deadly poison of the demon of anger from the depths of our souls. So long as he dwells…
- The apostles were very sure that everything of theirs which had to do with salvation was a gift to them from God. 'Increase our faith'…
- Men seized of the urge to have a knowledge of God and to be pure in mind devote all their gathered energies to this one…
- The second request of the very pure soul is to see the coming of the Father's kingdom (cf. Mt. 6:10). What this means first of…
- ...we know that God arranges the opportunities for salvation in different ways. Our situation is that we respond eagerly or in a laggardly manner to…
- [God] arranged that the boy Samuel should be chosen but instead of teaching him directly He had him, turn once or twice to an old…
- ...unless the grace of God comes to the help of our frailty, to protect and defend it, no man can withstand the insidious onslaughts of…
- ...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and heavenly…
- ...we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves.
- ...the souls of the dead [are] not deprived of their intellectual faculties but... they also are not lacking in feelings such as hope and sadness,…
- If the kingdom of God is within us and that is a kingdom of justice, of peace, and of joy then whoever remains with these…
More God Quotes
- Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;… — Karen Armstrong
- Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are… — Karen Armstrong
- I was a lousy nun. I couldn't do it. I couldn't find God. It wasn't suitable for me. It is suitable for… — Karen Armstrong
- Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate… — Johann Arndt
- If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the… — Arthur Ashe
- To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
- If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men… — Francis of Assisi
- I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. — Francis of Assisi
- It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi