“If someone puts his trust in God in a matter, let him not argue with his brother about it.” Quote by Marcus Eremita
“It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.” InspirationalChristianReligiousSinPrayingNeighborOrthodoxGood Will Author:Marcus Eremita
“Do not attempt to benefit by rebukes one who boasts of his virtues, for he loves to display himself can not be a lover of truth.” InspirationalChristianReligiousVirtueLoversBenefitsOrthodoxDisplayCan NotBoastRebuke Author:Marcus Eremita
“Whoever with fear of God corrects and directs a sinner gains virtue for himself, that of opposition to sin. But whoever insults a sinner with rancor and without good will falls, according to a spiritual law, into the same passion with the sinner.” InspirationalChristianSpiritualLawFallPassionReligiousSinVirtueGainsInsultOppositionSinnerOrthodoxGood WillRancor Author:Marcus Eremita
“A discerning man, when he eats grapes, takes only the ripe ones and leaves the sour. Thus also the discerning mind carefully marks the virtues which he sees in any person. A mindless man seeks out the vices and failings ... Even if you see someone sin with your own eyes, do not judge; for often even your eyes are deceived.” IfsMenInspirationalMindPersonsEyeChristianReligiousSinVirtueFailingJudgingMarkVicesOrthodoxDeceivedGrapesRipeSourMindlessDiscerningDo Not Judge Author:John Climacus
“Whoever prays for those who hurt him lays the demons low; but he who opposes his affronter is bound to the demons.” InspirationalChristianHurtReligiousPrayingLowsLaysBoundsDemonOrthodox Author:Marcus Eremita
“Whoever does not fight the one who despises him, neither in word not in thought, has received true knowledge and demonstrates a firm trust in God.” InspirationalDoeChristianFightingReligiousFirmOrthodoxDespiseTrust In GodTrue Knowledge Author:Marcus Eremita
“We must receive the one who curses us as a messenger from God, rebuking our hidden evil thoughts, so that we, seeing our thoughts with exactness, might correct ourselves. For we do not know how many hidden evils we have; Only a perfect man can understand all of his own shortcomings.” KnowsMenInspirationalMightChristianEvilReligiousPerfectKnow HowSeeingCurseOrthodoxOur ThoughtsShortcomingsMessengersPerfect ManEvil ThoughtsExactness Author:Marcus Eremita
“When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly unworthy of that which they say and do in our honor.” PeopleInspirationalChristianRememberReligiousHonorPraiseOrthodoxMultitudesUnworthyTransgression Author:John Climacus
“When you have been insulted, cursed, or persecuted by someone, do not think of what has happened to you, but of what will come from it, and you will see that your insulter has become the cause of many benefits to you, not only in this age, but in that which is to come.” ThinkingInspirationalHas BeensAgeChristianCausesReligiousHappenedBenefitsOrthodoxCursedPersecutedInsulted Author:Marcus Eremita
“Do not desire to hear about the misfortunes of those who oppose you. For those who listen to such speech later reap the fruits of their evil intention.” InspirationalChristianDesireEvilReligiousSpeechIntentionFruitOrthodoxMisfortunesReap Author:Marcus Eremita