Orthodox Quotes

572 Orthodox quotes by 179 unique authors

Unbelievers, those who believe with difficulty, or believe in part, are those who do not show their faith through works. Apart from works the demons… — Symeon the New Theologian
'Greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends' (Jn. 15:13). In truth if someone hears an… — Poemen
Let us flee from the deceit of life and its supposed happiness and run to Christ alone, who is the Savior of souls. Him let… — Symeon the New Theologian
Keep in mind God's precept that states, 'Judge not, and you will not be judged' (Lk. 6:37), and in no way meddle in the lives… — Symeon the New Theologian
'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did he say 'strive'?… — Symeon the New Theologian
When your soul is pricked by compunction and gradually changed, it becomes a fountain flowing with rivers of tears and compunction. If any one of… — Symeon the New Theologian
Illumination by the Spirit is the endless end of every virtue. — Symeon the New Theologian
Since 'the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force' (Mt. 11:12), and it is impossible for the faithful to enter… — Symeon the New Theologian
Just as gold tarnished in depth (cf. Jms. 5:3) cannot be properly purified and restored to its proper brightness unless it is cast in the… — Symeon the New Theologian
... if we are ashamed to imitate our Lord's sufferings, which He endured for us, and to suffer as He suffered, it is obvious that… — Symeon the New Theologian
Spiritual knowledge is like a house built in the midst of secular and pagan knowledge, in which there is laid up, like a solid and… — Symeon the New Theologian
... men... who say that there is no one in our times and in our midst who is able to keep the Gospel commandments and… — Symeon the New Theologian
... I pray... that you may discern your affairs in a manner pleasing to God and may so act and endeavor that you may find… — Symeon the New Theologian
Tremble with awe, O men! The insults God suffered for the sake of our salvation you too must endure! God is slapped on the face… — Symeon the New Theologian
O man, do you believe that Christ is God? If you believe, fear, and keep His commandments? there is no other God but He (cf.… — Symeon the New Theologian
There are times when I, without willing it, mount to the height of contemplation; with my will I am drawn down from it because of… — Symeon the New Theologian
... those who sit in the darkness of passions and whose minds are blinded by ignorance, or, rather, those who have not acquired the 'mind… — Symeon the New Theologian
What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the latter case a… — Symeon the New Theologian
If through fear of God you cutoff your own will - inexplicably, for you do not know how this happens - God will give you… — Symeon the New Theologian
The writer is the Faust of modern society, the only surviving individualist in a mass age. To his orthodox contemporaries he seems a semi-madman. — Boris Pasternak
All my life I have prayed to God that I should remain religiously orthodox, culturally conservative, politically liberal and economically pragmatic. — Richard John Neuhaus
I think one of the lessons of the Depression - and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated - was that when orthodoxy fails, then… — Ben Bernanke
Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new. — Rob Bell
In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process.… — Saffron Burrows
I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for. — Sonia Johnson

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