Prayer is the…
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Anger should last…
Do you wish to have your fill of anger? One hour, or two or three is enough for you. But do not let the sun go down and leave you both as enemies.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
The floor of hell…
The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of rotten bishops.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Prayer is longing for God,,,
Prayer gives joy to the spirit, peace to the heart. I speak of prayer, not words. It is the longing for God, too deep for words.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Among priests…
I speak not with rashness, but what I feel and mean: among priests, I reckon that not many are saved, but many more perish, not so much on account of their own sins as for the sins of others, which they have not put a remedy to.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Encompassed by trials…
For herein consists the material of my gain, herein consists my wealth, herein consists the means of getting rid of my sins: that my journey is continually encompassed by trials of this kind, that they are inflicted upon me by persons from whom they were quite unexpected.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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