Author: Saint Basil

Quotes

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

- Saint Basil

Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?

Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?

- Saint Basil

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

- Saint Basil

He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin.

He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin.

- Saint Basil

All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism.

All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism.

- Saint Basil

To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him.

To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him.

- Saint Basil

Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.

Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.

- Saint Basil

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.

- Saint Basil

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