Sententiae on Virtue and the Soul
It is beautiful, but rather it is for those not able to be repaid. A rhetorician in justice is a cup of cold water. Sobriety and meekness are the Cherubim of the soul. To be greedy in old age is a proof that one has become greedy before old age; to be diligent in youth is a pledge of being greedy in old age. True contemplation is the upper room of the soul. Loving what is not necessary, you will not love what is necessary. A counterfeit gold is better than having acquired a friend. A pure soul is god with God. Oh, from the self-love that hates all things.
Other sayings: The beginning of love is the assumption of glory. It is beautiful to be rich in meekness and love. The lightning-strike of virtue is a proud calculation. A smooth path is made by almsgiving. An unjust judge is a stained conscience. It is terrible to be a slave to the passions of the flesh. If you wish to be without sorrow, strive to please God. He who takes good care of himself is cared for by God. A sober heart is a harbor of contemplations. When...
Greek
καλόν, μᾶλλον δὲ τοὺς μὴ δυναμένους ἀμείβεσθαι. 41Ῥήτωρ ἐν δικαιότητι ποτήριον ψυχροῦ ὕδατος. 42 Σωφροσύνη καὶ πραΰτης ψυχῆς Χερουβίμ. 43 Τὸ εντιμον ἐν γήρᾳ εἶναι ἀπόδειξις τοῦ φιλόπονον πρὸ γήρως γεγονέναι· τὸ σπουδαῖον ἐν νέῳ ἐχέγγυον τοῦ εντιμον ἐν γήρᾳ εσεσθαι. 44Ὑπερῷον ψυχῆς θεωρία ἀληθής. 45 Φιλῶν ἃ μὴ δεῖ οὐ φιλήσεις ἃ δεῖ. 46 Χρυσὸν κίβδηλον ἄμεινον ἢ φίλον κεκτῆσθαι. 47 Ψυχὴ καθαρὰ μετὰ θεὸν θεός. 48Ὢ ἀπὸ τῆς φιλαυτίας τῆς πάντα μισούσης. Aliae sententiae 49Ἀρχὴ ἀγάπης ὑπόληψις δόξης. 50 Καλὸν πλουτεῖν ἐν πραΰτητι καὶ ἀγάπῃ. 51 Λικμήτωρ ἀρετῆς λογισμὸς ὑπερήφανος. 52 Λεία ὁδὸς ὑπὸ ἐλεημοσύνης γίνεται. 53Ἄδικος δικαστὴς μεμολυσμένη συνείδησις. 54 ∆εινόν ἐστι πάθεσι δουλεύειν σαρκός. 55 Εἰ θέλεις αλυπος ειναι, θεῷ ἀρέσκειν σπούδαζε. 56Ὁ καλῶς φροντίζων ἑαυτοῦ φροντίζεται ὑπὸ θεοῦ. 57 Σώφρων καρδία λιμὴν θεωρημάτων. 58Ὅταν
About this text
Short sayings on self-knowledge, truth, and virtue for monks learning to pray.
Catalogue & scope
Khazarzar scan
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 40 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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