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May Quotes by John Climacus
- An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by…
- The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous.
- Do not be surprised if you fall every day and do not surrender. Stand your ground bravely and you may be sure that your guardian…
- Ascend, my brothers, ascend eagerly. Let your hearts' resolve be to climb. Listen to the voice of the one who says: 'Come, let us go…
- When you are depressed, bear in mind the Lord's command to Peter to forgive a sinner seventy times seven (cf. Mt. 18:22). And you may…
- Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you may not be…
- The slave of the belly ponders the menu with which to celebrate the feast. The servant of God, however, thinks of the graces that may…
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. — William Shakespeare
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt