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The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact…
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All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through…
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Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.
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It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to…
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No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life.
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God can be sensed when we gaze with trembling hearts at that power of his which controls, guides, and rules everything, when…
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The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.
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If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone…
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The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it. Not even death itself…
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We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through…
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Actually, all gifts have been given for reasons of temporal use and need and they will surely pass away at the end…
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...just as the edifice of all the virtues strives upward toward perfect prayer so will all these virtues be neither sturdy nor…
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Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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It can happen that when we are at prayer some brothers come to see us. Then we have to choose either to…
— John Climacus
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Niepokalanow is a home like Nazareth. The Father is God the Father, the mother and mistress of the home is the Immaculata,…
— Maximilian Kolbe
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The Jewish bourgeoisie are our enemies, not as Jews but as bourgeoisie. The Jewish worker is our brother.
— Vladimir Lenin
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My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let us remember all day long what it is to be men;…
— Charles Kingsley
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The Christian life is not just our own private affair. If we have been born again into God's family, not only has…
— John Stott
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Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all…
— Whitney M. Young
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We each deal with childhood in different ways. That brothers and sisters can take the same lump of clay that is childhood…
— Laura Ramirez
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We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through…
— John Cassian
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At every step there is a pretext for enmity against our brother.
— John of Kronstadt
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Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize…
— Anthony the Great
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The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and…
— Silouan the Athonite
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