Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Quotes
Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint.
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I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.
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Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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I first saw the ocean as a kid. We would drive from Arizona in the summer and arrive as the sun was starting to come down over the hill near Laguna in southern California. We would always sing a song, and it was a big joyous family moment when we came over the hill.
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Wars have not solved anything in our region. They have only caused misery, suffering, bereavement, and hatred.
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Starting my career as a kid, I was doing what jobs I got.
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The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God.
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The children of the white families in town were not permitted to associate with me, because my father was committing the then unpardonable crime, in Southern eyes, of educating negroes.
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We at Chrysler borrow money the old fashion way. We pay it back.
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The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous death occurring by 'accident' in the midst of prosperity would not suffice for it. It is, in fact, essentially a tale of suffering and calamity conducting to death.
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I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.
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May is much sunshine through small leaves.
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Emotions are enmeshed in the neural networks of reason.
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You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven... I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!
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History has repeatedly been changed by people who had the desire and the ability to transfer their convictions and emotions to their listeners.
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Something larger is happening than just going to heaven.
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Getting older is tough. I remember the last time I felt an erection. It was at the movies. The only trouble is, it belonged to the guy sitting next to me.
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I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Every human community will disappoint us, regardless of how well-intentioned or inclusive.
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It is a little considered fact that simply in the process of becoming a mother, one does not automatically become a saint.
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Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint.
