Basil of Caesarea quotes - page 4

All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him. (Basil of Caesarea)
Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? View quote
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil. View quote
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses. View quote
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Whatever requires an undue amount of thought or trouble or involves a large expenditure of effort and causes our whole life to revolve, as it were, around solicitude for the flesh must be avoided by Christians. View quote
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All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism. View quote
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Any one who chooses will set up for a literary critic, though he cannot tell us where he went to school, or how much time was spent in his education, and knows nothing about letters at all. View quote
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The human being is an animal who has received the vocation to become God. View quote
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O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity. View quote
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Wherever you may go, the least plant may bring you clear remembrance of the Creator. View quote
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Who is the covetous man? One for whom plenty is not enough. (Basil of Caesarea)
I heard many discourses which were good for the soul, but I could not discover in the case of any one of the teachers that his life was worthy of his words. View quote
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If, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and deed ought to depend upon His commandments, and my soul to be fashioned after His. View quote
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Science which is acquired unwillingly, soon disappears; that which is instilled into the mind in a pleasant and agreeable manner, is more lasting. View quote
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