“If a monk can overcome two things, he can become free from the world. Bodily ease and vain-glory.” IfsWorldTwoGloryOvercomingVainEaseTwo ThingsMonk Author:Poemen
“If you think little about yourself, you will have rest wherever you reside.” IfsThinkingLittlesChristianityAbout Yourself Author:Poemen
“If a man sins and denies it, saying, 'I have not sinned,' do not correct him, or you will destroy any intention he might have of changing. If you say, 'Do not be cast down, my brother, but be careful about that in the future,' you will move his heart to repent.” IfsMenHeartMightSpiritualMovingSinBrotherIntentionCastsCarefulDenyMy BrotherBe CarefulRepent Author:Poemen
“'Greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends' (Jn. 15:13). In truth if someone hears an evil saying, that is, one which harms him, and in his turn, he wants to repeat it, he must fight in order not to say it. Or if someone is taken advantage of and he bears it, without retaliation at all, then he is giving his life for his neighbor.” IfsMenWantGivingChristianOrderTurnsFightingEvilTakenGreaterBearsAdvantageLaysHarmNeighborRepeatsOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianRetaliationTaken AdvantageGreater Love Author:Poemen