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Only Quotes by Maximus the Confessor
- Only wonder can comprehend His incomprehensible power.
- Many have said much about love, but you will find love itself only if you seek it among the disciples of Christ. For only they…
- 'The long-suffering man abounds in understanding' (Prov. 14:29), because he endures everything to the end and, while awaiting that end, patiently bears his distress. The…
- ...one's movement towards the divine reaches its end only when one reaches God... 'The true Sabbaths are the rest laid up for the people of…
- 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…
- 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…
- Before His visible advent in the flesh the Logos of God dwelt among the patriarchs and prophets in a spiritual manner, prefiguring the mysteries of…
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