John Chrysostom Quotes

When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul.

If I am an angry man, it is my duty to pray for charity, which suffereth long and is kind.

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen

What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a gumdrop.

God forgives us... who am I not to forgive?

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.

The sharpest sword is a word spoken in wrath; the deadliest poison is covetousness ;, the fiercest fire is hatred, ;, the darkest night is ignorance. The greatest gain is to give to others ;, the greatest loss is to greedily receive without gratitude ;, an invulnerable armor is patience ;, the best weapon is wisdom.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

The truth is that we should live with less envy and more cordiality and empathy.

Self pity is the worst possible disease that can affect mankind. And if we do just the opposite, which is love, then we have God's feelings with us at all times.

Like a cube of ice, anger cannot be eliminated by applying force, only by applying warmth, compassion and kindness.

Everything has two handles; the one soft and manageable, the other such as will not endure to be touched. If then your brother do you an injury, do not take it by the hot hard handle, by representing to yourself all the aggravating circumstances of the fact; but look rather on the soft side, and extenuate it as much as is possible, by considering the nearness of the relation, and the long friendship and familiarity between you--obligations to kindness which a single provocation ought not to dissolve. And thus you will take the accident by its manageable handle.

I find that if I pray for the people I'm most angry with, my anger turns into something more redemptive.

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, and enemy is indispinsable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.

My granny Torrelli says when you are angry with someone, so angry you are thinking hateful things, so angry maybe you want to punch them, then you should think of the good things about them, and the nice things they've said, and why you liked them in the first place.