"Imagine that the world is a circle, that……" — Dorotheus of Gaza
"Imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii are the different ways human beings live. When those who wish to come closer to God walk towards the center of the circle, they come closer to one another at the same time as to God. The closer they come to God, the closer they come to one another. And the closer they come to one another, the closer they come to God."
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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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Conscience is called the adversary, because it always opposes our evil will; it reminds us of what we ought to…
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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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