Tikhon Of Zadonsk Quotes

#1. When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light.

Tikhon Of Zadonsk

#2. To a Christian, power and authority are nothing but crosses.

Tikhon Of Zadonsk

#3. To me there's a difference between success and satisfaction. A lot of people have success and no satisfaction. I'm after satisfaction. I

David Caruso

#4. Over these things I could not see;
These were the things that bounded me;
And I could touch them with my hand,
Almost, I thought, from where I stand.
And all at once things seemed so small
My breath came short, and scarce at all.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

#5. Keep from prying into other people's affairs, for such prying gives occasion for slander, judgment, and other grievous sins. Why do you need to be concerned about others? Know and examine your own self.

Tikhon Of Zadonsk

#6. The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief ( ... ) beautiful.

Gary Shteyngart

#7. As fire is not extinguished by fire, so anger is not conquered by anger, but is made even more inflamed. But meekness often subdues even the most beastly enemies, softens them and pacifies them.

Tikhon Of Zadonsk

#8. It seems nothing good comes out of Abu Ghraib.

Richard Engel

#9. The architecture per se isn't at fault. The more important factor, in my view, is the political neglect of these areas, which have essentially been cut off from other neighborhoods.

Rem Koolhaas