Orthodox Quotes

572 Orthodox quotes by 179 unique authors

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… — Maximus the Confessor
Without the power of intelligence there is no capacity for spiritual knowledge; and without spiritual knowledge we cannot have the faith from which springs that… — Maximus the Confessor
'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… — Maximus the Confessor
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… — Maximus the Confessor
By His gracious condescension God became man and is called man for the sake of man and by exchanging His condition for ours revealed the… — Maximus the Confessor
...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… — Maximus the Confessor
He who through virtue and spiritual knowledge has brought his body into harmony with his soul has become a harp, a flute and a temple… — Maximus the Confessor
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… — Maximus the Confessor
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… — Maximus the Confessor
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… — Maximus the Confessor
A pure heart is perhaps one which has no natural propulsion towards anything in any manner whatsoever. When in its extreme simplicity such a heart… — Maximus the Confessor
The man who has struggled bravely with the passions of the body, has fought ably against unclean spirits, and has expelled from his soul the… — Maximus the Confessor
When our intellect has shaken off its many opinions about created things, then the inner principle of truth appears clearly to it, providing it with… — Maximus the Confessor
...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… — Maximus the Confessor
The Logos came down out of love for us. Let us not keep Him down permanently, but let us go up with Him to the… — Maximus the Confessor
He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination - whose light… — Maximus the Confessor
Blessed is he who like Joshua (cf. Josh. 10:12-13) keeps the Sun of righteousness from setting in himself throughout the whole day of his present… — Maximus the Confessor
As long as I remain imperfect and refractory, neither obeying God by practising the commandments nor becoming perfect in spiritual knowledge, Christ from my point… — Maximus the Confessor
Just as the teaching of the Law and the prophets, being harbingers of the coming advent of the Logos in the flesh, guide our souls… — Maximus the Confessor
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… — Maximus the Confessor
If the divine Logos of God the Father became son of man and man so that He might make men gods and the sons of… — Maximus the Confessor
While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'being kind to old ladies, small dogs and little children,' orthodox… — N. T. Wright
Fr. Amphilochios, the geronta or elder on the island of Patmos when I first stayed there, would have been in full agreement. Do you know,… — Kallistos Ware
As Christians we are here to affirm the supreme value of direct sharing, of immediate encounter -not machine to machine, but person to person, face… — Kallistos Ware
Cheerfulness consists in not regarding things as our own, but as entrusted to us by God for the benefit of our fellow-servants. It consists in… — Symeon the New Theologian

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