"He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do……" — Saint Basil
"He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin."
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86 Quotes by Saint Basil
Saint Basil has 86 quotes on this site.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who…
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Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive…
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Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as…
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things.
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all…
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Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself…
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We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated…
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As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As…
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of…
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external…
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Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.
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If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that…
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Quotation confesses inferiority.
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We talk religion in a world that worships the bread but does not distribute it, that practices ritual rather than…
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The church used to confess its sin, now it confesses its right.
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It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is one and…
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Your candor is worth everything to your cause. It is refreshing to find a person with a new theory who…
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