"Indulging in unrestrained and immoderate laughter is a sign of intemperance, of a want of control over one's emotions, and of failure to repress the soul's frivolity by a stern use of reason."
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Quotes by Saint Basil
Saint Basil the Great, born around 330 AD in Caesarea, Cappadocia, is revered as a foundational figure in Christian monasticism and early Church doctrine. A theologian, bishop, and staunch advocate for the Nicene Creed, he played a pivotal role in the development of early Christian communities and liturgy. His legacy extends through the establishment of monastic rules that continue to inspire spiritual seekers, while his writings on Christian ethics and social justice resonate powerfully in contemporary thought. Saint Basil's influence endures as a beacon of faith and compassion.
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"What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? He who does not play at dice, but spends his leisure otherwise, what nonsense does he not utter? What absurdities does he not listen to? Leisure without the fear of God is, for those who do not know how to use time, the teacher of wickedness."
Saint Basil"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
Saint Basil
"There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things."
Saint Basil"It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death, nor is darkness the beginning of light, nor is disease the maker of health, but in the changes of conditions there are transitions from one condition to the contrary."
Saint Basil
"Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?"
Saint Basil
"Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water."
Saint Basil
"Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights of paradise, so also we would not require the medical art for relief if we were immune to disease, as was the case, by God's gift, at the time of Creation before the Fall."
Saint Basil"Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them."
Saint Basil