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Lord Quotes by Maximus the Confessor
- But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you. Why…
- Those who seek the Lord should not look for Him outside themselves; on the contrary, they must seek Him within themselves through faith made manifest…
- He who has realized love for God in his heart is tireless in his pursuit of the Lord his God, and bears every hardship, reproach…
- Dispassion and humility lead to spiritual knowledge. Without them no one will see the Lord.
- The patient endurance of the saints exhausts the evil power that attacks them, since it makes them glory in sufferings undergone for the sake of…
- Our forefather Adam... used his freedom to turn toward what was worse and to direct his desire away from what had been permitted to what…
- He who is a beginner on the way must not be brought to practise the commandments by kindness alone, but must more often be induced…
- If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will experience the advent…
- We must not only put bodily passions to death but also destroy the soul's impassioned thoughts. Hence the Psalmist says, 'Early in the morning I…
- ...the Lord said as He drew near His passion, 'Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is…
More Lord Quotes
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. — Francis of Assisi
- I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves… — Sean Astin
- O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
- I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within. — Saint Augustine
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of… — Saint Augustine
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue… — Teresa of Avila
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this… — Teresa of Avila
- My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered… — Teresa of Avila