"Fasting is a medicine." — Saint John Chrysostom

"Fasting is a medicine."

— Saint John Chrysostom

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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom

Saint John Chrysostom has 122 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A comprehended god is no god.
The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason,…
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to…
Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a…
We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him,…
Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of…
It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with…
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection…
If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits…

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More Fasting Quotes

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Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit. — Ezra Taft Benson
To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is… — John Ortberg
`Freedom` means freedom from the mind. Then you are simply in a silence, and in that silence you melt, you… — Rajneesh
Fasting is the first principle of medicine. — Rumi
Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of… — George W. Bush
The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned,… — Saint John Chrysostom
The goal of fasting is inner unity. — Thomas Merton
Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the… — Seraphim of Sarov
To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside… — Howard W. Hunter
There are some who died because they were fasting, and they were crammed in tight. — Thaksin Shinawatra
It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint — Mahatma Gandhi

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