"The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit……" — John Climacus

"The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit and offspring of perseverance is habit and child of habit is character."

— 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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More Character Quotes

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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition… — Aristotle
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson

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