Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Arsenius the Great

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Roman saint Arsenius the Great.
Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Arsenius the Great

Saint Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of asceticism and the contemplative life.

Roman - Saint | 350 - 450
I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent. — © Arsenius the Great
I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent.
Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.
Brethren, the just man shall scarcely be saved. What, then, will become of the sinner?
O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good.
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