WISE QUOTES FOR A WISER LIFE

What is the rarest skill? It is the ability to give.

What is the best skill? It is the ability to forgive.

What is the most difficult skill? It is the ability to remain silent.

What is the most important skill? It is the ability to ask.

What is the most valuable skill? It is the ability to listen.

What is the most unpleasant habit? It is vanity.

What is the most harmful habit? It is talkativeness.

Which man is the strongest? The one who can understand the Truth.

Which man is the weakest? The one who thinks that he is strong.

Which man is the smartest? The one who follows his heart.

What is the most dangerous dependence? It is being dependent on your own body.

Which man is the poorest? The one that loves money the most.

Which man is the closest to God? The one who is merciful.

How to deal with the trouble? Be happy.

How to deal with the suffering? Be patient.

What is the sign of a healthy soul? Having Faith.

What is the sign of a sick soul? Being hopeless.

What is the sign of a wrong action? Being irritated.

What is the sign of a good deed? Having peace in the soul.

Which man dies while being alive? The one who is indifferent.

Which man will never die? The one who loves others.

Silouan the Athonite

1866 - 1938

Reverend St.Silouan the Athonite was canonized by the Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church in 1998 50 years after his death.