24 Quotes by Philo

I know that God exists. I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as the culture could earn them. I give all the credit to God.

Emotions become more violent when expression is stifled.

The body is the soul's house. Shouldn't we therefore take care of our house so that it doesn't fall into ruin?

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. by Saint Philo of Alexandria

It would be a sign of great simplicity to think that the world was created in six days, or indeed at all in time; [...] Time is a thing posterior to the world. Therefore it would be correctly said that the world was not created in time, but that time had its existence in consequence of the world. For it is the motion of the heaven that has displayed the nature of time.

Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken heed of the Good and Beautiful. Such people not only liberate themselves; they fill those they meet with a free mind.