"Someone who bears a grudge while he prays……" — Isaac of Nineveh
"Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest."
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Isaac of Nineveh
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20 Quotes by Isaac of Nineveh
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If you practice an excellent virtue without perceiving the taste of its aid, do not marvel; for until a man…
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A man who is truly humble is not troubled when he is wronged and he says nothing to justify himself…
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Behold, for years and generations, the way of God has been leveled by the cross and by death. How is…
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Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat…
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Be dead in life, and you will not live in death. Let your soul die strenuously, and not live in…
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There is love like a small lamp, which goes out when the oil is consumed; or like a stream which…
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Humility collects the soul into a single point by the power of silence. A truly humble man has no desire…
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As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the…
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Just as a strongly flowing fountain is not blocked up by a handful of earth, so the compassion of the…
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The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.
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Solitude is an ocean with wonderful places hidden in its depths.
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Conquer evil people by gentle kindness, and make zealous people wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to…
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