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Isaac of Nineveh Quotes: Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.
         

Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.


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As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.



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The man with a heart cannot think about or see creatures without his eyes filling up with tears because of the immense compassion which seizes his heart.



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This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.



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