Last Quotes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of waters, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement, nor sinners

It is easier to measure the entire Sea with a tiny cup then to grasp the ineffable Greatness of God with the human mind

“What I see around me would drive me insane if I did not know that no matter what happens, God will have the last word.”

If we give ourselves over to the love of Christ, everything will be altered, everything will be remade, everything will be transformed. Rage, anger, jealousy, envy, frustration, judgment, ingratitude, melancholy, and despondency all become love, joy, desire, and burning divine love. Paradise!

"Don't trust yourself this side of the grave"

Those who are fed on the milk of sensual judgment cannot easily differentiate between good and evil. They generally come to the conclusion that all faiths are of equal value, that sin is the indispensable shadow of virtue, and that evil is the necessary companion of good.

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”

God’s will be done! If it pleases God to have mercy upon my native Russian Land, then they shall turn their hearts to God, just as I have received this gift.

There are two great gifts which God, in his love for man, has granted from on high: the priesthood and the imperial dignity. The first serves divine things, while the latter directs and administers human affairs; both, however, proceed from the same origin and adorn the life of mankind.

We have such confidence in the protection of the Almighty God that we do not depend on our arms, or upon our soldiers or upon those who conduct our wars, or upon our own genius, but we solely place our reliance upon the Providence of the Holy Trinity.

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love of thy servant. Yea O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my brother. For blessed art Thou now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen.

The fear of God is the beginning of virtue and it springs forth from faith.

We must confess Christ night and day. As soon as we open our eyes from sleep, we should begin confessing the name of Christ, breathing in Christ, and feeding on Christ. And when a person is nourished and watered with the name of Christ, he can never die.