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Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue."

Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls."

Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.




Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings."

Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling alone or seated in your shop ... while buying or selling ... or even while cooking."

It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling alone or seated in your shop ... while buying or selling ... or even while cooking.




Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "A man's readiness and commitment are not enough if he does not enjoy help from above as well; equally help from above is no benefit to us unless there is also commitment and readiness on our part."

A man's readiness and commitment are not enough if he does not enjoy help from above as well; equally help from above is no benefit to us unless there is also commitment and readiness on our part.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Good men do not always have grace and favor, lest they should be puffed up, and grow insolent and proud."

Good men do not always have grace and favor, lest they should be puffed up, and grow insolent and proud.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Words would be superfluous if we had deeds to show for Them."

Words would be superfluous if we had deeds to show for Them.




Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Every trace of the old philosophy and literatureof the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth."

Every trace of the old philosophy and literatureof the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Nothing causes us to so nearly resemble God as the forgiveness of injuries."

Nothing causes us to so nearly resemble God as the forgiveness of injuries.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "What greater work is there than training the mind and forming the habits of the young?"

What greater work is there than training the mind and forming the habits of the young?



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Just as those who are deprived of light cannot walk straight, so also those who do not behold the ray of the Holy Scriptures must necessarily sin, since they walk in the deepest darkness."

Just as those who are deprived of light cannot walk straight, so also those who do not behold the ray of the Holy Scriptures must necessarily sin, since they walk in the deepest darkness.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Before they committed the crime of crimes, before they killed their Master, before the cross, before the slaying of Christ, [Jewish sacrifices were] an abomination."

Before they committed the crime of crimes, before they killed their Master, before the cross, before the slaying of Christ, [Jewish sacrifices were] an abomination.




Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "God asks little, but He gives much."

God asks little, but He gives much.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish."

I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Shall I tell you of their plundering, their covetousness, their abandonment of the poor, their thefts, their cheating in trade?"

Shall I tell you of their plundering, their covetousness, their abandonment of the poor, their thefts, their cheating in trade?



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world."

What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil."

Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell; the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of hell."

The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell; the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of hell.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Fasting of the body is food for the soul."

Fasting of the body is food for the soul.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why you have no chance for atonement, excuse, or defense."

You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why you have no chance for atonement, excuse, or defense.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Musicke doth withdraw our mindes from earthly cogitations, lifteth up our spirits into heaven, maketh them light and celestial."

Musicke doth withdraw our mindes from earthly cogitations, lifteth up our spirits into heaven, maketh them light and celestial.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Thus abide constantly with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that the heart swallows the Lord and the Lord the heart, and the two become one."

Thus abide constantly with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that the heart swallows the Lord and the Lord the heart, and the two become one.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Sin makes man a coward; but a life in the Truth of Christ makes Him bold."

Sin makes man a coward; but a life in the Truth of Christ makes Him bold.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Hell is paved with priests' skulls."

Hell is paved with priests' skulls.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Every man is the painter and the sculptor of his own life."

Every man is the painter and the sculptor of his own life.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God."

The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Every time that we sin, we are born of the devil. But every time that we do good, we are born of God."

Every time that we sin, we are born of the devil. But every time that we do good, we are born of God.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God."

He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed."

Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life."

The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple & wise; this is the angelic life."

This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple & wise; this is the angelic life.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Endurance is the queen of all virtues."

Endurance is the queen of all virtues.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "The drunken man is a living corpse."

The drunken man is a living corpse.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Intemperance is a hydra with a hundred heads. She never stalks abroad unaccompanied with impurity, anger, and the most infamous profligacies."

Intemperance is a hydra with a hundred heads. She never stalks abroad unaccompanied with impurity, anger, and the most infamous profligacies.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong."

No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Depart from the highway, and transplant thyself in some enclosed ground; for it is hard for a tree that stands by the wayside to keep her fruit till it be ripe."

Depart from the highway, and transplant thyself in some enclosed ground; for it is hard for a tree that stands by the wayside to keep her fruit till it be ripe.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Where dance is, there is the devil."

Where dance is, there is the devil.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Woman is a necessary evil, a natural temptation, a desirable calamity, a domestic peril, a deadly fascination, and a painted ill."

Woman is a necessary evil, a natural temptation, a desirable calamity, a domestic peril, a deadly fascination, and a painted ill.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them."

Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent."

Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature."

And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "That is true plenty, not to have, but not to want riches."

That is true plenty, not to have, but not to want riches.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all."

...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "The Holy Scriptures do not know any distinctions. They enjoin that all lead the life of monks."

The Holy Scriptures do not know any distinctions. They enjoin that all lead the life of monks.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Him who is dead and gone honor with remembrance, not with tears."

Him who is dead and gone honor with remembrance, not with tears.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Fasting is a medicine."

Fasting is a medicine.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it."

In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it.



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "Glory be to God for all things!"

Glory be to God for all things!



Saint John Chrysostom Quotes: "A man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature."

A man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature.