16 Quotes by John Cassian

It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.

The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.

If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone will lead you, not to the knowledge that puffs up, but to that which enlightens, by the perfecting of love.

No structure of virtue can possibly be raised in our soul unless, first, the foundations of true humility are laid in our heart.

The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is ours through the grace and mercy of God.

No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life.

It is a bigger miracle to be patient and refrain from anger than it is to control the demons which fly through the air.

It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory through all the ages. Amen.

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied.