"When you are weary of praying, and do……" — Saint John Chrysostom
"When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him."
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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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I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling…
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults.…
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I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service.
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The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
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I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and…
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Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a…
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going…
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
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As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson…
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We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in…
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The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.
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