“He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his own sins.” ChristianSinBrotherJudgingOrthodoxSuspicionRepentOrthodox Christian Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.” GovernmentInternetRepublicanColleaguesNeutralityTakeoversNet NeutralityGovernment Takeover Author:Al Franken
“Just as the thought of fire does not warm the body, so faith without love does not actualize the light of spiritual knowledge in the soul.” DoeSoulBodyLightChristianSpiritualFireWarmOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianWithout LoveSpiritual Knowledge Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Let us be satisfied simply with what sustains our present life, not with what pampers it. Let us pray to God for this, as we have been taught, so that we may keep our souls unenslaved and absolutely free from domination by any of the visible things loved for the sake of the body. Let us show that we eat for the sake of living, and not be guilty of living for the sake of eating. The first is a sign of intelligence, the second proof of its absence.” FirstsMayHas BeensSoulShowsBodyChristianTaughtPrayingEatingSakeProofAbsenceSatisfiedGuiltyVisibleOrthodoxDominationPraying To GodPresent Life Author:Maximus the Confessor
“If the words of God are uttered merely as verbal expressions, and their message is not rooted in the virtuous way of life of those who utter them, they will not be heard. But if they are uttered through the practice of the commandments, their sound has such power that they dissolve the demons and dispose men eagerly to build their hearts into temples of God through making progress in works of righteousness.” IfsMenWayHeartChristianSoundPracticeProgressHeardExpressionMessagesDemonTemplesOrthodoxRighteousnessWord Of GodRootedVirtuousCommandmentsOrthodox Christian Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Just as the light of the sun attracts a healthy eye, so through love knowledge of God naturally draws to itself a pure intellect.” LightEyeChristianSunHealthyPureDrawsIntellectOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianKnowledge Of God Author:Maximus the Confessor
“He who has not yet attained divine knowledge energized by love is proud of his spiritual progress. But he who has been granted such knowledge repeats with deep conviction the words uttered by the patriarch Abraham when he was granted the manifestation of God: 'I am dust and ashes' (Gen. 18:27).” Has BeensChristianSpiritualLove IsProgressDivineProudConvictionDustGrantedManifestationRepeatsOrthodoxAshesOrthodox ChristianAbrahamSpiritual ProgressPatriarch Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Peace is truly the complete and undisturbed possession of what is desired.” ChristianPossessionOrthodoxOrthodox Christian Author:Maximus the Confessor
“You will be able to check envy if you rejoice with the man whom you envy whenever he rejoices, and grieve whenever he grieves.” IfsMenAbleChristianHe ManEnvyChecksGrievingOrthodoxRejoiceOrthodox ChristianRestrainingBeing JoyfulGrievers Author:Maximus the Confessor
“He who asks to receive his daily bread does not automatically receive it in its fullness as it is in itself: he receives it according to his own capacity as recipient. The Bread of Life (cf. Jn. 6:35) gives Himself in His love to all who ask, but not in the same way to all; for He gives Himself more fully to those who have performed great acts of righteousness, and in smaller measure to those who have not achieved so much. He gives Himself to each person according to that person's spiritual ability to receive Him.” WayGivingPersonsDoeChristianSpiritualAsksAbilityCapacityBreadOrthodoxRighteousnessHis LoveFullnessOrthodox ChristianCfsDaily BreadBread Of Life Author:Maximus the Confessor