Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Quotes

#1. Listen to others' advice and deliberate yourself. Only fools acts thoughtlessly, without consideration!

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#2. The one who wants to love God has to take care about the purity of the soul, first of all.

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#3. From Spiritual Directions of Diadochus of Photiki

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#4. If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life.

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#5. The acme of faith is ... immersion of the mind in God.

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#6. The acme of humbleness is to forget unfalteringly good deeds of oneself.

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#7. And "withdrawal from the world" is nothing but the destruction of passions and manifestation of the innermost life in Christ.

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#8. Love enters only one gates - the spiritual heart opened towards! And then the reciprocal wave of love arises in it, streaming outside. In that way love lives and grows.

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#9. If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity.

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#10. If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people ...

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#11. Grieve only if you have committed a sin, but even in this case do not grieve too much, otherwise you may become desperate.

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#12. Do not let the deeds and thoughts of other people confuse you; let them not prompt you to do or say anything evil!

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#13. The one who has not conquered the passions cannot enter the chaste and pure region of the heart.

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#14. The acme of love is to enhance your friendly attitude to those who insult and revile you.

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#15. The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess.

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#16. Faith receives. Love gives.
One must not receive without faith. One must not give without love.
Therefore, in order to receive, we believe, and in order to give truly, we love.
But if one gives without love, he does not benefit from such giving.

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#17. A pearl, even if it is cast down into the mud, is not despised. And if one covers it with balsam, it does not
become more valuable. But it is always valuable to its owner.
It is the same with the Sons of God: wherever They may be, They are still of value to Their Father.

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#18. This purity is attained through conquering the passions.

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#19. If you want to conquer pride, do not say that your deed was done by your hands and might; say that with God's help and guidance it was done, not by my power and efforts.

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