Saint Chrysostom Quotes. James Wood, comp. 1899. Dictionary of Quotations

James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Saint Chrysostom


Charity is the scope of all God’s commands.	1
Depart from the highway and transplant thyself in some enclosed ground; for it is hard for a tree that stands by the wayside to keep her fruit till it be ripe.	2
It is a shame for a man to desire honour because of his ancestors, and not to deserve it by his own virtue.	3
It is no such heinous matter to fall afflicted, as, being down, to lie dejected.	4
Just as a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.	5
The true Shekinah is man.	6