“Silence is a great thrust of the invisible war and a sure hope of victory”. St. Nicodemus of the Mount Athos
“Those who have fallen out of virtue strive to lure the others, so that they are not alone in wickedness”. St. Ephrem the Syrian
“God allows, according to His plan, to test each one with various sorrows, so that those who love Him may be revealed”. St. Ephrem the Syrian
“People as they approach God, approach one another. Again as they approach each other, so they approach God”. Abbas Dorotheos
“We fall into great sins, because we did not take the time to cut off our smallest defects”. Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos
“One must pursue to live together or at least get involved in dialogue with people who have spiritual knowledge”. Markus Eremita (Ascetes)
“The joy of God is not born in any soul, but if one wept much about his sin”. St. Basil the Great
“No one can know his weakness unless he falls into physical temptations. Then he is praying and crushing and humiliating”. St. Isaac of Nyneveh (the Syrian)
*The article was originally published in Greek in ikivotos.gr
