Marcus Eremita Quotes About Evil

Quotes about: Evil

• We must receive the one who curses us as a messenger from God, rebuking our hidden evil thoughts, so that we, seeing our thoughts with exactness, might correct ourselves. For we do not know how many hidden evils we have; Only a perfect man can understand all of his own shortcomings.

  Marcus Eremita

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

• He who willingly accepts chastening by affliction is not dominated by evil thoughts against his will; whereas he who does not accept affliction is taken prisoner by evil thoughts, even though he resists them.

  Marcus Eremita

  Religious, Taken, Evil

• Do not desire to hear about the misfortunes of those who oppose you. For those who listen to such speech later reap the fruits of their evil intention.

  Marcus Eremita

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

• God values deeds according to their intentions. For it is said, "The Lord grant unto you according to your heart" (Ps. 19:5) ... Therefore, whoever wants to do something but can't is considered as having done it by God, who sees the intentions of our hearts. This applies to both good and evil deeds alike.

  Marcus Eremita

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

• One evil receives strength from another. In the same way, good deeds also sprout one from another, and the one in whom they are found grows larger.

  Marcus Eremita

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

• The devil makes small sins seem smaller in our eyes, for otherwise he can't lead us to greater evil.

  Marcus Eremita

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

• Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. That is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.

  Marcus Eremita

  Christian, Men, Evil

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