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God Quotes by Symeon the New Theologian
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- ... I pray... that you may discern your affairs in a manner pleasing to God and may so act and endeavor that you may find…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- If through fear of God you cutoff your own will - inexplicably, for you do not know how this happens - God will give you…
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