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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…
• All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through…
• Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.
• It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to…
• No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life.
• God can be sensed when we gaze with trembling hearts at that power of his which controls, guides, and rules everything, when…
• The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.
• If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone…
• The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it. Not even death itself…
• We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through…
• Actually, all gifts have been given for reasons of temporal use and need and they will surely pass away at the end…
• ...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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