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Orthodox Christian & patristic quotes to guide your day

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Fire and water do not mix, neither can you mix judgement of others with the desire to repent. #StJohnClimacus

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Don't be surprised if you fall everyday. Stand your ground bravely . . . All things are possible with God. #StJohnClimacus

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Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us...You can see for yourself how serious it is #StTikhon

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Do not attempt to explain something difficult with contentiousness, but with patience, prayer, and unwavering hope #StMarktheAscetic

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As the breath which comes out of his nostrils, so does a man need humility and the fear of God #AbbaPoemen

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The nearer a man draws to God, the more he sees himself a sinner. #AbbaMatoes #desertfathers #liveorthodoxy

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It is impossible for you to live according to God if you love pleasures and money #AbbaIsidorethePriest #desertfathers

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Neither asceticism, nor vigils nor any kind of suffering are able to save, only true humility can do that #AmmaTheodora #liveorthodoxy

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If only a man desired it for a single day from morning till night, he would be able to come to the measure of God #AbbaAlonius

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To throw yourself before God, not to measure your progress to leave behind all self-will; these are the instruments for the soul #AbbaPoemen

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Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart #AbbaPoemen

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Blessed is he who bears affliction with thankfulness #AbbaCopres #desertfathers

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The narrow and hard way is this, to control your thoughts, and to strip yourself of your own will, for the sake of God #abbaammonas

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Not even the most philosophical, the most acute and curious intellect can ever have a more exalted object than God #StGregoryofNyssa

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When a man sees God, the vision confers incorruptibility, because it glorifies the creature with divine glory #StIrenaeus

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Our cross is to suffer pain, and to sacrifice our lives, and to deny ourselves - for the sake of others. #MatthewthePoor

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The message of the Gospel is very simple and its words can be understood without any sermonizing #MatthewthePoor

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Let us choose the death that leads to eternal life. This is the real victory. And this is the invitation given to us. #MatthewthePoor

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Once love ascends the heart's throne and reigns, life itself becomes a new heaven and a new earth #MatthewthePoor

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