Orthodox Quotes

572 Orthodox quotes by 179 unique authors

It is like employing a small tool on big constructions, if we use human wisdom in the hunt for knowledge of reality. — Gregory of Nazianzus
If you see the fury and hear the howling of the tempest, or read of shipwrecks, think of the storm of human passions causing daily… — John of Kronstadt
Truth is not something you can appropriate easily and quickly. You certainly cannot sleep or dream yourself to the truth. No, you must be tried,… — Soren Kierkegaard
Given that we desire long life, should we not take eternal life into account? If we long for a kingdom which, however enduring, has an… — Gregory Palamas
...we know that God arranges the opportunities for salvation in different ways. Our situation is that we respond eagerly or in a laggardly manner to… — John Cassian
...when seeking material light, remember the spiritual light which is indispensable for the soul, and without which it remains in the darkness of the passions,… — John of Kronstadt
...we are not without hope of salvation, nor is it at all the right time for us to despair. All our life is a season… — Gregory Palamas
No one has yet discovered or ever shall discover what God is in His nature and essence... we shall, in time to come, 'know as… — Gregory of Nazianzus
...when we abandon visible riches... it is strange goods and not our own that we are leaving. And this is so even if we boast… — John Cassian
...if you wish to get pure air into your room, or if you go for a walk in the fresh air, think of the pure… — John of Kronstadt
...knowing God is the condition for the sanctification of a human being by God's assistance and according to His intention. Wherever God is, there He… — Soren Kierkegaard
The Word of God makes use of poetic imagery when discussing... formless intelligences but... it does not do so for the sake of art, but… — Pope Dionysius
...angels... are always being filled full of light, becoming ever more radiant and making blessed use of their natural ability to change. They dance for… — Gregory Palamas
...though every thinking being longs for God, the First Cause, it is powerless... to grasp Him. Tired with the yearning it chafes at the bit… — Gregory of Nazianzus
... the more one needs God the more perfect he is. To need God is nothing to be ashamed of but is perfection itself. It… — Soren Kierkegaard
...reasonable natures have free will, and can turn to the good or the bad voluntarily by themselves. They either attach themselves to God's will, which… — Gregory Palamas
No one seeing a beautifully elaborated lyre with its harmonious, orderly arrangement, and hearing the lyre's music will fail to form a notion of its… — Gregory of Nazianzus
It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham do it? For… — Soren Kierkegaard
If... God highly exalted Christ because He humbled Himself, suffered dishonour, was tempted and endured a shameful cross and death for our sake, how will… — Gregory Palamas
The Lord is the accomplishment of everything good that I think, feel and do. — John of Kronstadt
It is more important that we should remember God than that we should breathe: indeed, if one may say so, we should do nothing else… — Gregory of Nazianzus
When you are in the temple, remember that you are in the living presence of the Lord God, that you stand before His face, before… — John of Kronstadt
...busyness, keeping up with others, hustling hither and yon, makes it almost impossible for an individual to form a heart... — Soren Kierkegaard
'Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights' (Jms. 1:17). But there is something more. Inspired… — Pope Dionysius
Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other for entertaining small-talk,… — Gregory of Nazianzus

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