Beauty is indeed a. . .
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
— St. Augustine of Hippo
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Reject pride, and. . .
Reject pride, and consider everyone more righteous than yourself
-St Anthony the great.
The devil is afraid of us when. . .
The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the Sign of the Cross.
+ St. Anthony the Great
God is not accustomed to refusing. . .
God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
No one is good but. . .
No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
St. Ephrem: Blessed the one who farms fair and good thoughts . . .
“Blessed the one who farms fair and good thoughts each day and by hope conquers the wicked passion of despondency, by which the Lord’s ascetics are warred upon.”
–St. Ephrem of Syria
St. John Chrysostom: God does not forsake you. . .
“God does not forsake you. It is because he wishes to increase your glory that oftentimes he permits you to fall sick. Keep up your courage so that you may also hear him say: ‘Do you think I have dealt with you otherwise than that you may be shown to be just?’”
— St. John Chrysostom
