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His Quotes by Saint Basil
- A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and…
- Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
- Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
- There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things.
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,…
- What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? He who does not play at dice, but spends…
- Any one who chooses will set up for a literary critic, though he cannot tell us where he went to school, or how much time…
- God who created us has granted us the faculty of speech that we might disclose the counsels of our hearts to one another and that,…
More His Quotes
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — 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 wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale