Prov Quotes

12 quotes by 11 authors

The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of… — John Owen
It is our wisest and our safest course to stand at the farthest distance from sin; not to go near the house of the harlot,… — Thomas Brooks
If you keep the law of God, you are not described in Scripture as a pinched legalist, but rather as happy (Prov. 29:18). — Douglas Wilson
While He [the Lord Jesus] was sitting alone by the well, 'There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water' (John 4:7). As man, the… — Gregory Palamas
Holy love has a way of consuming some. This is what is meant by the one who said, 'You have ravished our hearts' (Sg. Of… — John Climacus
... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not take pleasure in… — Lorenzo Scupoli
... a Christian is quite certain to fall into the same sins which he condemns in another with merciless and inhuman severity, for 'a stern… — John Cassian
... where Solomon says that 'Wisdom has built herself a house' (Prov. 9:1), he refers darkly in these words to the preparation of the flesh… — Gregory of Nyssa
When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and contemplation, we will… — 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
Provide yourself with such work for your hands as can be done, if possible, both during the day and at night, so that you are… — Evagrius Ponticus
Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on the royal way and count… — Dorotheus of Gaza

Who Wrote These Prov Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 12 Prov Quotes as follows: