Dorotheus Of Gaza Quotes

If we have true love with sympathy and patient labor, we shall not go about scrutinizing our neighbor's shortcomings.

The more one is united to his neighbor the more he is united to God.

Conscience is called the adversary, because it always opposes our evil will; it reminds us of what we ought to do but do not, and condemns us if we do something we ought not.

Let us be convinced that nothing can happen to us apart from the providence of God.

A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquillity of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes.

The devil loves and always rejoices over the ungoverned; those who are not subject to one who has power, under God, to help them and to give them a hand.

The grace of God comes swiftly to the soul when endurance is no longer possible.

In the measure that we pay attention and take care to carry out what we hear, God will always enlighten us and make us understand His will.

In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints who have labored much and been true servants of God.

Even if we cannot endure much labor because we are weak let us be set on humbling ourselves.