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The bond between friends cannot. . .

“The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it. Not even death itself can part true friends.”

John Cassian

It should be known, however, that the unclean. . .

“It should be known, however, that the unclean spirits obey human beings in two ways. Either they are rendered submissive to the holiness of the faithful through divine grace and power or, having been soothed by sacrifices and by certain songs of the impious, they fawn over them as over friends.”

— St. John Cassian

If two friends ask you to. . .

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don’t accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

St. John Chrysostom: God loves us more than. . .

God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.

+ St. John Chrysostom