Quotes by : John Chrysostom

The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy....

No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time....

I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if he enjoys it, he naturally....

[On what young husbands should say to their wives:] I have taken you in my arms, and I love you, and....

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires....

As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a [person].

So it is with sorrow, each thinks his own present grief the most severe. For of this he judges by his....

For Christians above all men are forbidden to correct the stumblings of sinners by force.

A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were....

We follow the ways of wolves, the habits of tigers: or, rather we are worse than they. To them nature....