“When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light.” MenWayGivingDoeLightGrowsDarknessHumilityPrideOppositesRetreat Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
“We see the water of a river flowing uninterruptedly and passing away, and all that floats on its surface, rubbish or beams of trees, all pass by. Christian! So does our life. . .I was an infant, and that time has gone. I was an adolescent, and that too has passed. I was a young man, and that too is far behind me. The strong and mature man that I was is no more. My hair turns white, I succumb to age, but that too passes; I approach the end and will go the way of all flesh. I was born in order to die. I die that I may live. Remember me, O Lord, in Thy Kingdom!” MenWayMayDoeEndsAgeChristianRememberSpiritualYoungOrderDiesTurnsStrongWaterBornWhiteBehindsLordGoneOur LivesTreeHairApproachRiversSurfaceFleshPassingKingdomsPassingsYoung ManOrthodoxMatureInfantFloatsOrthodox ChristianBeamPassing AwayRubbishRemember Me Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
