"We pray not to inform God or instruct……" — Saint John Chrysostom
"We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance in supplication; to be humbled; to be reminded of our sins."
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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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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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When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God),…
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There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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I humbly do beseech of your pardon, For too much loving you
— William Shakespeare
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We beseech [God] to pardon our national and other transgressions...
— George Washington
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If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself, beware! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at…
— Mark Twain
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Do not, I beseech you be troubled by the increase of forces already in dissolution. You have mistake the hour…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Weep for me, whoever has charity, truth and justice! I did not come on this voyage for gain, honor or…
— Christopher Columbus
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I exhort you and beseech you in the bowels of Christ, faint not, weary not. There is a great necessity…
— Samuel Rutherford
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O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope,…
— Rabia Basri
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I beseech you to treasure up in your hearts these my parting words: Be ashamed to die until you have…
— Horace
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Pardon, we beseech Thee, all our offences of omission and commission; and grant that in all our thoughts, words, and…
— Timothy Pickering
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I do beseech you- Though I perchance am vicious in my guess , that your wisdom yet From one that…
— William Shakespeare
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