Musicke doth withdraw our mindes from earthly cogitations, lifteth up our spirits — Saint John Chrysostom
I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish. — Saint John Chrysostom
Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 — Saint John Chrysostom
The divine law indeed has excluded women from this ministry, but they endeavour to thrust — Saint John Chrysostom
Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy. — Saint John Chrysostom
And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed — Saint John Chrysostom
I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry — Saint John Chrysostom
When one is required to preside over the church, and be entrusted with the care of so — Saint John Chrysostom
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life. — Saint John Chrysostom
The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others. — Saint John Chrysostom
Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts. — Saint John Chrysostom