“What is it, then, which distinguishes the outlook of great poets and artists from the arrogant subjectivism of common sense?…
“Until the very evensong of life, hear nothing within your heart but the refrain of your own nothingness.” – Dom…
“Until a man’s earthly life finishes its course, up to the very departure of the soul from the body, the…
onevoiceunited: “How I pray is breathe.” – Thomas Merton
onevoiceunited: “There are many good feelings, but the feeling of worthlessness is the most fundamental; and when it is absent…
“The drunkard, the fornicator, the proud—he will receive God’s mercy. But he who does not want to forgive, to excuse,…
“A continuously happy life produces extremely unhappy consequences.” – St. Ambrose of Optina
“Eternity is with us, inviting our contemplation perpetually, but we are too frightened, lazy, and suspicious to respond: too arrogant…
“According to thy mercy, pour out upon me, who am miserable, at least one small drop of grace to make…
Abba Poemen also said this about Abba Isidore that whenever he addressed the brothers in church he said only one…
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