“Silence of lips is better and more wonderful than any edifying conversation. Strive to acquire humility and submissiveness. Never insist that anything should be according to your will, for this gives birth to anger. Do not judge or humiliate anyone, for this gives birth to anger. Do not judge or humiliate anyone, for this exhausts the heart and blinds the mind, and thereon leads to negligence and makes the heart unfeeling.” - St Barsanuphius
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Silence of the Lips « Journeying Home // September 26, 2009 at 11:32 am |
[...] 2009 September 26 by Jason Zahariades I found this great quote on Cameron’s ”We Live and Move and Have Our Being” blog. “Silence of lips is better and more wonderful than any edifying conversation. Strive to [...]