"Fasting is a medicine." — Saint John Chrysostom
"Fasting is a medicine."
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Saint John Chrysostom
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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom
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A comprehended god is no god.
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The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
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Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason,…
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The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to…
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Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a…
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We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him,…
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Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of…
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It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
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What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with…
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Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection…
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If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
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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
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To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is…
— John Ortberg
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`Freedom` means freedom from the mind. Then you are simply in a silence, and in that silence you melt, you…
— Rajneesh
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Fasting is the first principle of medicine.
— Rumi
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Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of…
— George W. Bush
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The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which…
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned,…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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The goal of fasting is inner unity.
— Thomas Merton
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Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the…
— Seraphim of Sarov
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To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside…
— Howard W. Hunter
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There are some who died because they were fasting, and they were crammed in tight.
— Thaksin Shinawatra
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It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint
— Mahatma Gandhi
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