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Virtue Quotes by Maximus the Confessor
- God, Who is by nature good and dispassionate, loves all men equally as His handiwork. But He glorifies the virtuous man because in his will…
- 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…
- When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height; and when we…
- When what has been created in time according to the temporal order has reached maturity, it ceases from natural growth. But when what has been…
- No benefit comes from a just man's prayer if he who asks for it finds more pleasure in sin than in virtue. For Samuel mourned…
- 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…
- 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…
- ...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…
- He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination - whose light…
- 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…
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