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You cannot destroy the passions on your own, but ask God, and He
will destroy them, if this is profitable for you.
:St. [[Anatolius I of Optina|Anatoly of Optina]]
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An old man was asked, 'How can I find God?' He said, 'In fasting,
Angels, and let us take part in the psalmody in such a way that
our mind may be in harmony with our voice.
:St. [[Benedict of Nursia|Benedict]]
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Humility is the only thing we need; one can still fall having
virtues other than humility—but with humility one does not
fall.
:Elder Herman of [[Mt. Mount Athos]]
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God descends to the humble as waters flow down from the hills into
like the blossom of grass. For the grass departs and the blossom
dies, but the word of the Lord abideth for ever.
:St. [[Nikon]], ''Repent Ye''
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It depends on us whether we wish to be saved.
enslaved to vainglory and the clamors of life, and stand feebly
and lazily at vigils and whisper and jest.
:St. [[Joseph of VolokalamskVolokolamsk]]
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Chastise your soul with the thought of death, and through
less. Immortality is given to the one who perseveres; everlasting
life is offered; the Lord promises His Kingdom.
:St. [[Cyprian of Carthage|Cyprian]]
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Christ is Risen!
armed themselves against nothing so fiercely as against this
sickness—prelest.
:Metropolitan [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony Khrapovitsky]]
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We see the water of a river flowing uninterruptedly and passing
:St. Ephrem
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While the [[Christ The Bridegroom (O Nymphios)|Bridegroom]] tarried, they slumbered and slept:
Give ear, ye prudent, to our Lord's parable, for it is all light.
All of them slept, both the foolish and the wise --
The good die, as the wise virgins slept;
And the bad die, as the foolish also slept.
Behold, all creation looketh for the coming of the [[Christ The Bridegroom(O Nymphios)|Bridegroom]],
Christ, Who cometh at the end with His angels.
But since He hath tarried, all generations slumber and sleep
blood and who have received through this promise life eternal,
blessed, and unceasing.
:St. [[Amvrosy Ambrose of Optina]]
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Lord God, have mercy on me a sinner: I am not worthy to stand