Augustine (354-430), Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Author, Quote Topic
So why do we who must still die still seek our joy in perishable things; why do we put so much futile effort into clutching on to this fleeting life? –Saint Augustine (354-430)
Augustine (354-430), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
John Chrysostom (347-407), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
If, then, the Cross has its foundation in love and is our glory, we must not say we mourn because of the Cross. Far from it. What we have to mourn over is our own sinfulness, and that is why we fast.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Church, John Chrysostom (347-407), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic
The church, you see, is a pharmacy of the spirit, and those who come here ought to acquire some appropriate remedies, apply them to their own complaints, and go off the better for it.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Charity, John Chrysostom (347-407), Page: Quotes, Quote Author
For the man who is kindly, modest, merciful and just will not keep his good works to himself but will see to it that these admirable fountains send out their streams for the good of others.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Adversity, John Chrysostom (347-407), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic
Affliction was allowed to make those afflicted more careful and more pious.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
