"52. To separate the body from the soul is the privilege of only of the One who has joined them together. But to separ…"

"The demon of avarice, it seems to me, is extraordinarily complex and is baffling in his deceits. Often, when frustrat…"

"Do not desire wealth for giving to the poor."

"Do you desire, then, to embrace this life of solitude, and to seek out the blessings of stillness? If so, abandon the…"

"Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty and while not thirsty, so it is possible to think of gold…"

"64. The proof of apatheia is had when the spirit begins to see its own light, when it remains in a state of tranquili…"

"81. Agape is the progeny of apatheia. Apatheia is the very flower of ascesis. Ascesis consists in keeping the command…"

"97. One of the brethren owned only a book of the Gospels. He sold this and gave the money for the support of the poor…"

"3. Prayer is a continual intercourse of the spirit with God. What state of soul then is required that the spirit migh…"

"In the whole range of evil thoughts, none is richer in resources than self-esteem."