Let books be your dining table, and. . .
“Let books be your dining table, and you shall be full of delights. Let them be your mattress, and you shall sleep restful nights”
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St. Ephrem of Syria: Virtues are formed by prayer. . . .
“Virtues are formed by prayer.
Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy.
Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven.”
— St. Ephrem of Syria
St. Ephraim the Syrian: Imagine that someone, while standing before a king . . .
“Imagine that someone, while standing before a king and conversing with him, at the summons of a servant like unto himself leaves the king and begins to converse with that servant; such also is he who engages in conversation and gives himself over to distraction during the divine service.”
— St. Ephraim the Syrian
