Empty enjoyment…
When the soul is troubled, lonely and darkened, then it turns easily to the outer comfort and to the empty enjoyments of the world.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Unconquerable faults…
A fault that might easily be overcome at its first appearance becomes unconquerable through passing of time and habitual giving way.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Anger is a…
Anger is a reminder of hidden hatred, that is to say, remembrance of wrongs.
–Saint John Climacus (c. 525-606)
Failings of others…
We are too fond of flinging our own faults behind our backs, so that we may fix all our attention on the foibles and failings of others.
–Saint Pior (d. 395)
Temptation passes…
Temptation passes through three stages: suggestion, pleasure in the temptation, and consent.
— Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Many Christians desire…
Many Christians desire to be with Christ the Lord when He is glorified, but they do not wish to be with Him in dishonor and reproach, nor to carry their cross.They entreat Him that they may come into His Kingdom, but they do not wish to suffer in the world, and thereby they show that their heart is not right and that they do not truly love Christ. And to tell the truth, they love themselves more than Christ.
–Saint Tikhon (1724-1783)
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