From this day, from this hour, from this minute, let us strive to love God above all and fulfill His holy will.
– St. Herman of Alaska 

Every person is a house of God. He is destined to be a dwelling of the Holy Spirit, so that — within him — might be offered unceasing doxology to God.
– St. Nikon of Optima

“The will of God is a curse to the demon. It is the law to the unregenerate man. It is freedom to those who have attained salvation.”
– Mpn. Anthony of Sourezh

Christianity is not merely what a man does with his solitude. It is not even what God does with His solitude. It tells of God descending into the coarse publicity of history and there enacting what can — and must — be talked about.
– C. S. Lewis

He who truly wishes to believe in God must be lifted above himself, his mind, and even the whole world. … The reward of faith is God.
– Matthew the Poor

The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself.
– St. Thalassios the Libyan

Forget yourself and you will know yourself.
– Saints Barsunuphius and John

To bear a grudge and pray means to sow seed on the sea and expect a harvest.
– Saint Isaac the Syrian

You have nothing better than this soul; you have nothing of greater worth than this immortal soul.
– Nectarios of Aegina

The kingdom of heaven, dearly beloved, is compared to earthly things, so that our soul may rise to the unknown from that with which it is familiar.
– Gregory the Great