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John Chrysostom quotes

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John Chrysostom quote: "The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple;..."
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life. John Chrysostom
And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the..."
Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts. John Chrysostom
I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin."
Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin. John Chrysostom
When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also. John Chrysostom
The divine law indeed has excluded women from this ministry, but they endeavour to thrust themselves into it; and since they can effect nothing of themselves, they do all through the agency of others. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "A comprehended god is no god."
A comprehended god is no god. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is."
Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile..."
Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Hell is paved with priests' skulls."
Hell is paved with priests' skulls. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong."
No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom quote: "Slander is worse than cannibalism."
Slander is worse than cannibalism. John Chrysostom

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