Whoever with fear of God corrects and directs a sinner gains virtue for himself, that of opposition to sin. But whoever insults a sinner with rancor and without good will falls, according to a spiritual law, into the same passion with the sinner.

We must receive the one who curses us as a messenger from God, rebuking our hidden evil thoughts, so that we, seeing our thoughts with exactness, might correct ourselves. For we do not know how many hidden evils we have; Only a perfect man can understand all of his own shortcomings.

If you want the Lord to hide your sins, then don't talk to people about what kind of virtues you have. For as we relate to our virtues, so God relates to our sins.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless.

The sign of sincere love is to forgive wrongs done to us. It was with such love that the Lord loved the world.

Whatever we do or say without prayer always ends up either sinful or harmful and convicts us through the deeds in some mysterious way.