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Upon Quotes by Saint Basil
- Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
- In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the…
- [Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated, expected…
- When you have become God's in the measure he desires, then he himself will bestow you upon others; unless, to your greater glory, he chooses…
- Persecution has come upon us, right honorable brethren, and persecution in the severest form. Shepherds are persecuted that their flocks may be scattered. And the…
- ... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and deed ought to…
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- Upon his royal face there is no note how dread an army hath enrounded him. — William Shakespeare
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- Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as… — Marcus Aurelius