Sayings

Do not exchange your brother’s love for the love of any fleeting thing,
because love conceals within itself Him who is more precious than all things.

If I prayed God that all men should approve of my conduct, I should find myself a penitent at the door of each one, but I shall rather pray that my heart may be pure toward all

He who is quick to condemn others demonstrates that he has never truly stood in the presence of the living God.

The first step toward freedom from anger is to keep the lips silent when the heart is stirred; the next, to keep thoughts silent when the soul is upset; the last, to be totally calm when unclean winds are blowing.

Though false teachers appear to inspire others with their words of salvation, however, by their bad works they actually bring about more harm.

To the person who knows himself is given knowledge of all things.

Love is distinguished by the beauty of recognizing the equal value of all men

An old man used to say, “Do not do anything without prayer, and thus you will not be sorry.”

Prayer is a tie, a relationship between man and God. Therefore, it is not just talk, it is a heart connected to a heart.

Of all the afflictions that burden the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be healed by the Holy Scriptures