The person who abides in solitude and quiet is delivered from fighting three battles: hearing, speech, and sight. Then there remains one battle to fi….

The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic pra….

. . . you should know that there is present with you the angel whom God has appointed for each man. . . This angel, who is sleepless and cannot be de….

When you lie down on your bed to sleep, remember with thanksgiving the blessings and the providence of God..

To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind..

When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, 'Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag o….

One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do those who have reached it find it e….

Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Chr….

God's Providence controls the universe. It is present everywhere. Providence is the sovereign Logos of God, imprinting form on the unformed materiali….

Whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy Scriptures; in whatever place you….

Regard as free not those whose status makes them outwardly free, but those who are free in their character and conduct. For we should not call men tr….

This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath..

Intelligent men have no need to listen to much talk, but should attend only to that which is profitable and guided by God's will..

A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us.".

Expect temptation to your last breath..

I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying ….