Diadochos of Photiki

"One side of the soul is carried away by the passionate part in man, and we are then captivated by the good things of this life, but the other side of the soul frequently delights in the activity of th…"

"The perceptive faculty natural to our soul is single, but it is split into two distinct modes of operation as a result of Adam's disobedience."

"If the soul, through attentiveness, reduces the blindness caused by the love of this world, it will consider its slightest faults to be very grave and will continually shed tears. ... But if the soul …"

"With tears we sow seeds of prayer in the earth of the heart, hoping to reap the harvest in joy."

"No one can love God consciously in his heart unless he has first feared Him with all his heart. Through the action of fear the soul is purified and, as it were, made malleable and so it becomes awaken…"

"Whoever loves himself cannot love God."

"Timely silence, then, is precious, for it is nothing less than the mother of the wisest thoughts."

"If, therefore, we learn persistently to be detached from the good things of this world, we shall be able to unite the earthly appetite of the soul to its spiritual and intellectual aspiration, through…"