Pray to be…
Pray firstly to be purified of passions, secondly to be freed from ignorance and forgetfulness, and thirdly to be delivered from all temptation and forsaking.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)
Education of children…
The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give examples of a virtuous life.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Only fear sin…
There is only one thing to be feared and that is sin. Everything else is beside the point.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
God-shaped vacuum…
There is a God-shaped vacuum in every man that only Christ can fill.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Love and God will…
Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
No peace until…
In all the paths on which people journey in this world they will find no peace until they draw near to the hope which is in God.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
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