The value of life…
The value of our life does not depend on the place we occupy. It depends on the way we occupy that place.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Good opinion of…
Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Form good resolutions…
When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Kingdom of heaven…
They seek not beyond what is necessary, they admire not the beauty of the body, they are not grieved at the loss of worldly wealth, therefore does the Savior say that theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Are you angry?
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.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
When we teach children…
When we teach children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love their fellow men, to regard this present age as nothing, we instill virtue in their souls, and reveal the image of God within them.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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