Just as a very little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds, that we think we do in this life, are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.
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Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man's fortune and many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.Saint Basil the Great
We often find comfort in telling what is painful in actual experience.
Saint Basil the Great
What is there astonishing in the death of a mortal But we are grieved at his dying before his time. Are we sure that this was not his time We do not know how to pick and choose what is good for our souls, or how to fix the limits of the life of man.
Saint Basil the Great
A woman who intentionally destroys a fetus is guilty of murder. And we do not even talk about the fine distinction as to its being completely formed or unformed.
Saint Basil the Great
Truly unexpected tidings make both ears tingle.
Saint Basil the Great
Memory is the cabinet of the imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience, and the council chamber of thought.
Saint Basil the Great
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