"Conscience is called the adversary, because it always……" — Dorotheus of Gaza
"Conscience is called the adversary, because it always opposes our evil will; it reminds us of what we ought to do but do not, and condemns us if we do something we ought not."
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Dorotheus of Gaza
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12 Quotes by Dorotheus of Gaza
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If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker,…
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Oh, Brethren, what is the result of pride? Oh, see what humility can do? What was the need for all…
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Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck…
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He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived…
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Then God came to the woman and said to her, "Why did you not keep the commandment?" as if He…
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Why did you act in this way, you pitiable ones? Make a bow of repentance, recognize your fault, be sorry…
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In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same…
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Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just…
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Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on…
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Therefore, we know about God that He loves and shows pity on His creatures, and also that He is the…
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Imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii are the different ways…
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