151 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom

Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild, kindly, and loving, how could poverty stand in our way? For we accomplish these things not by spending money but by making the correct choice.

Endurance is the queen of all virtues.

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger.

Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Glory be to God for all things!

Do you think that the man-loving God has given you much so that you could use it only for your own benefit? No, but so that your abundance might supply the lack of others.