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Isaac of Nineveh has 20 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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If you practice an excellent virtue without perceiving the taste of its aid, do not marvel; for until a man becomes humble,…
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A man who is truly humble is not troubled when he is wronged and he says nothing to justify himself against the…
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Behold, for years and generations, the way of God has been leveled by the cross and by death. How is this with…
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Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly.…
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Be dead in life, and you will not live in death. Let your soul die strenuously, and not live in weakness. Not…
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There is love like a small lamp, which goes out when the oil is consumed; or like a stream which dries up…
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Humility collects the soul into a single point by the power of silence. A truly humble man has no desire to be…
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As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of…
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Just as a strongly flowing fountain is not blocked up by a handful of earth, so the compassion of the Creator is…
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Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a…
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The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.
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Solitude is an ocean with wonderful places hidden in its depths.
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Wishing to open my mouth, O brethren, and speak on the exalted theme of humility, I am filled with fear, even as…
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