"Since it is likely that, being men, they……" — Saint John Chrysostom
"Since it is likely that, being men, they would sin every day, St. Paul consoles his hearers by saying 'renew yourselves' from day to day. This is what we do with houses: we keep constantly repairing them as they wear old. You should do the same thing to yourself. Have you sinned today? Have you made your soul old? Do not despair, do not despond, but renew your soul by repentance, and tears, and Confession, and by doing good things. And never cease doing this."
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Saint John Chrysostom
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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom
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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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I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let…
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Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
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The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not…
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A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
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When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring,…
— David Brainerd
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Everything tends to make us believe that there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death,…
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When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.
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Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and…
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The day when I am no more than a writer I shall cease to be a writer.
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I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these…
— Donald Cargill
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When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its behavior ceases to be intelligent.
— Thomas Carlyle
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on…
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