John Chrysostom quotes - page 2

God is everywhere. You decide whether you are close to Him or not. (John Chrysostom)
The church is a hospital, and not a courtroom, for souls. She does not condemn on behalf of sins, but grants remission of sins. View quote
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Slander is worse than cannibalism. View quote
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Endurance is the queen of all virtues. View quote
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Whatever you may do for your brother, being hungry, and a stranger, and naked, not even the devil will be able to despoil, but it will be laid up in an inviolabe treasure. View quote
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When an archer desires to shoot his arrows successfully, he first takes great pains over his posture and aligns himself accurately with his mark. It should be the same for you who are about to shoot the head of the wicked devil. Let us be concerned first for the good order of sensations and then for the good posture of inner thoughts.' View quote
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The Priest is the common father, as it were, of all the world; it is proper therefore that he should care for all, even as God, Whom he serves. View quote
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We are commanded to have only one enemy, the devil. With him never be reconciled! But with a brother, never be at enmity in thy heart. View quote
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The Jews were God's chosen people. View quote
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Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts. View quote
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Nothing causes us to so nearly resemble God as the forgiveness of injuries. (John Chrysostom)
He is mistaken who thinks that the fast consists only in abstinence from food. True fasting is departing from evil. View quote
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Let us pass to the despotic part of the soul, spirit. We must not eliminate it utterly from the youth nor yet allow him to use it all the time. Let us train boys from earliest childhood to be patient when they suffer wrongs themselves, but, if they see another being wronged, to sally forth courageously and aid the sufferer in fitting measure. View quote
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Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed. View quote
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Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. View quote
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...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all. View quote
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This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple & wise; this is the angelic life. View quote
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This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the seeking of the common good ... for nothing can so make a person an imitator of Christ as caring for neighbors. View quote
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Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. View quote
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As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man. View quote
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Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it in us. (John Chrysostom)
For what advantage is it, that the world enjoys profound peace, if thou art at war with thyself? This then is the peace we should keep. If we have it, nothing from without will be able to harm us. And to this end the public peace contributes no little: whence it is said, ‘That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.' But if any one is disturbed when there is quiet, he is a miserable creature. Seest thou that He speaks of this peace which I call the third (inner, ed.) kind? Therefore when he has said, ‘that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life,' he does not stop there, but adds ‘in all godliness and honesty.' But we cannot live in godliness and honesty, unless that peace be established. For when curious reasonings disturb our faith, what peace is there? or when spirits of uncleanness, what peace is there? View quote
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I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish. View quote
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Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness. Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death has set us free. View quote
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What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well. View quote
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