"Humility is the only thing that no devil…" — John Climacus

"Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate."

— John Climacus

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42 Quotes by John Climacus

John Climacus has 42 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself.
It happens, I do not know how, that most of the proud never really discover their true selves. They think…
An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible…
A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of…
The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.
A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with…
When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the…
Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.
The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing…
The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.
As fire does not give birth to snow, so those who seek honor here will not enjoy it in heaven...…
Do not regard the feelings of a person who speaks to you about his neighbor disparagingly, but rather say to…

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. — Teresa of Avila
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate… — Teresa of Avila
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. — Francis Bacon
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil. — Pearl Bailey
I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too. — Josephine Baker
Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. — Hosea Ballou
A church debt is the devil's salary. — Henry Ward Beecher
You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between… — Hans Bender
God loves us; the devil hates us. God wants us to have a fulness of joy as He has. The… — Ezra Taft Benson
A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an… — Ezra Taft Benson
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his… — Ambrose Bierce

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