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A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself. — John Climacus

Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements. — John Climacus

Good. Evil. They're just words. — Lauren Kate

Simplicity is an enduring habit within a soul that has grown impervious to evil thoughts. — John Climacus

I know a man who, when he saw a woman of striking beauty, praised the Creator for her. The sight of her lit within him the love of God. — John Climacus

A good friend is a balm for the heart. — Linda A. Tancs

Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free. — Melody Beattie

I hate your future wife," she said simply.
"At the moment, I'm not much in charity with her myself. — Courtney Milan

Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you may not be judged' (Lk. 6:37). — John Climacus

A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer. — John Climacus

There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen. — Charles Dickens

Just as the winds whip up the sea, so does anger stir confusion in the mind. — John Climacus

The best of healers is good cheer. — Pindar

Some werewolves are hairy on the inside. — Stephen King

I am happy being what I am. — Paul Theroux

As long as anger lives, it continues to be the fruitful parent of many unhappy children. — John Climacus

The slave of the belly ponders the menu with which to celebrate the feast. The servant of God, however, thinks of the graces that may enrich him. — John Climacus

The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous. — John Climacus

Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility. — John Climacus

All great poetry is dipped in the dyes of the heart ... — Edith Sitwell

The activities in a society is determined by its establishment — Sunday Adelaja

Challenge yourself, its fine not to be a totally finished person. — Leigh Steinberg

Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate. — John Climacus

Fight to escape from your own cleverness. If you do, then you will find salvation and uprightness through Jesus Christ our Lord. — John Climacus

The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him. — John Climacus

I would not consider my spirituality worthwhile that wants to walk in sweetness and ease and run from the imitation of Christ. — John Climacus

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle. — Gloria Allred

Nothing came in reasonable measure, it seemed, not water or sunshine or sorrow. But joy, too, is immoderate sometimes, and that makes up for the rest. — Jetta Carleton

The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light. — John Climacus

Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit. — John Updike

Silence, is the mother of prayer, a return from the captivity of sin, unconscious success in virtue, a continuous ascension to heaven. — St. John Climacus

Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to Heaven. — John Climacus

Pride is the utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness. — John Climacus

Righteous indignation is like some kind of drug or religious mania, addictive and stupidifying. — Kim Stanley Robinson