disconcerted by nothing

“Who is the invincible human being? One who can be disconcerted by nothing that lies outside the sphere of choice.” - Epictetus

to heal you

“Remember the one who has ridiculed you, who has grieved you, who has wronged you, who has done evil to you, as your physician, your healer. Christ sent him to heal you; don’t remember him with anger.” - Abba Zossima

the root of all heartache

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

it is ruinous; repair it

“Narrow is the mansion of my soul; enlarge it, that You may enter in. It is ruinous; repair it. It must offend Your eyes; I confess and know it. But who shall cleanse it? Or to whom should I cry, except to You? Lord, cleanse me from my secret faults, and spare Your servant from the power of the enemy. I believe, and therefore do I speak.” - Augustine

love me there

“Crawl inside this body.
Find me where I am most ruined.
Love me there.”

- Rune Lazuli

hand and eye

“The husband and wife should be like the hand and eye. When the hand hurts, the eyes should be crying, and when the eyes cry, the hand should wipe away the tears.” - St. John Chrysostom

become a Pharisee

"Fastest way to become a Pharisee is to hate Pharisees." - Tim Keller

repentance is the way to peace

“Repentance is hard. Repentance is painful. Repentance is difficult. But it’s the only way to get peace.” - Tim Keller

what you love

“The Augustinian point is that you are defined by what you love. It’s your loves that govern your action and pursuits. Indeed, you are more defined by what you love than what you think or know or believe.” - James K.A. Smith

goodness, truth, beauty

“Look after goodness and truth, and beauty will take care of herself.” - Eric Gill

distract themselves

"When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure." - Viktor Frankl

esteem for silence

"There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence." - Rule of St. Benedict (6:2)

means nothing to me

“Your approval means nothing to me, because I know you don’t have God’s love within you."

[John 5:41-42]

regard our humility

I have never put my hope in any other

but in Thee, God of Israel

who canst show both wrath and graciousness,

and who absolves all the sins

of man in suffering

Lord God,

Creator of Heaven and Earth

Regard our humility

- "Spem in Alium" by Thomas Tallis

i can hear the flowers a-growing

"So, while you sit and whistle Dixie
With your money and your power
I can hear the flowers a-growing
In the rubble of the towers
I hear leaders quit their lyin'
I hear babies quit their cryin'
I hear soldiers quit their dyin'
One and all"

["I Hear Them All" by Old Crow Medicine Show]

meddling, ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, and unsociable

"Marcus Aurelius started each day telling himself: ‘I shall meet with meddling, ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, and unsociable people.'"

- from "Why Stoicism is One of the Best Mind Hacks Ever Devised" by Lary Wallace

their view of things

"People are disturbed not by things but by their view of things." - Epictetus

rather give alms of such things that are within

"Do you think it is enough to wash your hands before eating? There is a surer means. Let some poor man partake of your meats and wines." - Godot

"But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you." - Luke 11:41

nonchalant toward sin

Have you become nonchalant toward sin in your life because you say, “God is love”? God DOES love you, and that is why he will not support you in living apart from him.

[Tim Keller]

Sorry for all the Keller quotes.

to be ready for suffering

"The mark of wisdom is to be ready for suffering. If you aren’t, you aren’t competent with regard to the realities of life. But suffering is also a discipline for growth in wisdom. It can drive you toward God into greater love and strength or away from him into hardness of heart."

[Tim Keller]