Basil of Caesarea Quotes
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
Basil of Caesarea. Hexaemeron. Translated by Blomfield Jackson, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 8, edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace, Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1895, p. 69.
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great was a bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position
