"Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at……" — John Climacus

"Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it."

— 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…
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…
The friend of silence comes close to God.

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More Gate Quotes

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I haven't isolated myself. I am not living on a yacht somewhere. I am not tucked away or behind a… — Nicolas Cage
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is… — John Calvin
A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. — Emile M. Cioran
The Golden Gate Bridge should have a long bungee cord for people who aren't quite ready to commit suicide but… — George Carlin
Observe immigrants not as they come travel-wan up the gang-plank, nor as they issue toil-begrimed from the pit's mouth or… — Edward Alsworth Ross
He who wants to do good knocks at the gate: he who loves finds the door open. — Rabindranath Tagore
The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His people when they are upon their knees. Prayer is… — Thomas Brooks
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you… — Ronald Reagan
Stillborn silence! thou that art Flood-gate of the deeper heart! — Unknown Author
O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bounty wait, Whose truth is light… — Wendell Berry
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I… — Unknown Author
The wishing gate opens into nothing. — Charles Spurgeon

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