"Feet were made, not given for dancing, but……" — Saint John Chrysostom
"Feet were made, not given for dancing, but to walk modestly, not to leap impudently like camels."
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Saint John Chrysostom
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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom
Saint John Chrysostom has 122 quotes on this site.
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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 Camels Quotes
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one of 108 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves,…
— Mary J. Blige
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When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit…
— George W. Bush
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Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A camel is a horse designed by committee.
— Alec Issigonis
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My heart has become capable of every form: It is a pasture for gazelles And a monastery for Christian monks,…
— Ibn Arabi
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Ask a wise man to dinner and he'll upset everyone by his gloomy silence or tiresome questions. Invite him to…
— Desiderius Erasmus
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Having a great golf swing helps under pressure, but golf is a game about scoring. It's like an artist who…
— Jerry Pate
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Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election.
— Adolf Hitler
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If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements…
— Ruhollah Khomeini
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The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of…
— Al-Ghazali
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If patience and gratitude had been she camels, it would have mattered little on which I rode.
— Umar
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If Camels are the ship of the dessert, this one is the Titanic
— Karl Pilkington
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