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1The beginning of salvation is self-condemnation. 2 It is better to throw a stone idly than a word. 3 Be to all as you wish all to be. 4.Practice righteousness by deed rather than by word. 5 The pious one is not he who has mercy on many, but he who wrongs no one. 6 It is better to live lying upon a pallet and be confident than to be troubled having a golden couch. 7Sweet among friends is that one who nourishes the soul. 8 Revere God by works, praise him by word, and honor him by thought. 9Wisdom and life and nobility make a priest. 10 It is the worst thing to be a slave to shameful passions. 11 By word teach virtue, but by deed proclaim it. 12 Do not consider the having of virtue to be a good thing, but the having of it as one ought. 13 By honoring the law, you will live according to the law. 14 A stranger is that one to whom the things of the world are strange. 15The one who envies harms himself; for the one who speaks evil against another suffers evil first from himself. 16 Neither flatter nor provoke a rich man. 17Wine strengthens the body, but the word of God, the soul. 18 Use not the pleasant foods, but the beneficial ones. 19 By trying to please the crowds, you will be like the crowds. 20Above all, make full use of your body. 21 Industrious is that one for whom time abounds. 22 Of a Christian man, accept not the outward appearance, but the spirit of his soul. 23 To blame the blameless is a sin against God. 24Great is the danger of the ears and of the tongue.

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25It is absurd for one who pursues honors to flee the labors through which honors come. 26 If you wish to know God, first know yourself. 27 Genuine among friends is the one who shares in misfortunes. 28 It is a terrible thing for one who does small things to be proud. 29In everything, supposing is an obstacle to knowing. 30 Of an irrational life, a demon is the leader. 31The nobility of the soul is revealed from its vigor. 32 Pious is that one who does not speak against himself. 33A blameless man is a temple of God. 34 The worst possession is a reprobate life. 35 Speak what is necessary and when it is necessary, and you will not hear what is not necessary. 36 The greatest possession is a steadfast friend. 37 An ambitious mind is a disease of the soul. 38 The stranger and the poor man are God's small loaf of bread- 39The one who receives him will quickly see again. 40 It is good to benefit all, but rather those who are not able to repay. 41An orator in righteousness is a cup of cold water. 42 Self-control and gentleness are the soul's Cherubim. 43 To be honored in old age is a proof of having been industrious before old age; to be diligent in youth is a guarantee of being honored in old age. 44The upper room of the soul is true contemplation. 45 By loving what one ought not, you will not love what one ought. 46 It is better to possess counterfeit gold than a counterfeit friend. 47 A pure soul, after God, is a god. 48Oh, from self-love which hates all things.

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49The beginning of love is a conception of glory. 50 It is good to be rich in gentleness and love. 51 A proud thought is the winnower of virtue. 52 A smooth road is made by almsgiving. 53An unjust judge is a defiled conscience. 54 It is a terrible thing to be a slave to the passions of the flesh. 55 If you wish to be without grief, strive to please God. 56The one who cares well for himself is cared for by God. 57 A self-controlled heart is a harbor of contemplations. 58Whenever you wish to know who you are, do not compare who you were, but what you have become from the beginning. 59 An ambitious soul is a waterless cistern. 60A proud soul is an inn of robbers, and it hates the sound of knowledge. 61The evil error of a true man is not to know the Scriptures. 62 If

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1Ἀρχὴ σωτηρίας ἡ ἑαυτοῦ κατάγνωσις. 2 Βέλτιον λίθον εἰκῆ βαλεῖν ἢ λόγον. 3 Γίνου τοῖς πᾶσιν ὡς σὺ θέλεις τοὺς πάντας. 4.∆ικαιοσύνην μᾶλλον εργῳ ἢ λόγῳ ασκει. 5 Εὐσεβὴς οὐχ ὁ πολλοὺς ἐλεῶν, ἀλλ' ὁ μηδένα ἀδικῶν. 6 Ζῆν ἄμεινον ἐπὶ στιβάδος κατακείμενον καὶ θαρρεῖν ἢ ταράττεσθαι χρυσῆν εχοντα κλίνην. 7Ἡδὺς ἐκεῖνος φίλων ὁ τὴν ψυχὴν διατρέφων. 8 Θεὸν ἔργοις μὲν σέβου, λόγῳ δὲ ὕμνει, ἐννοίᾳ δὲ τίμα. 9Ἱερέα φρόνησις καὶ βίος καὶ εὐγένεια ποιεῖ. 10 Κάκιστόν ἐστι πάθεσι δουλεύειν αἰσχροῖς. 11 Λόγῳ μὲν τὴν ἀρετὴν δίδασκε, ἔργῳ δὲ αὐτὴν κήρυσσε. 12 Μὴ τὸ ἔχειν ἀρετὴν καλὸν εἶναι νόμιζε, ἀλλὰ τὸ ὡς δεῖ. 13 Νόμον τιμῶν κατὰ νόμον ζήσεις. 14 Ξένος ἐκεῖνος, οὗ ξένα τὰ τοῦ κόσμου. 15Ὁ φθονῶν ἑαυτὸν ζημιοῖ· ὁ γὰρ κατ' ἄλλου κακῶς φθεγγόμενος φθάνει πάσχων ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ κακῶς. 16 Πλούσιον μήτε κολάκευε μήτε παρόξυνε. 17Ῥώννυσι μὲν οινος τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν λόγος θεοῦ. 18 Σιτίοις χρῶ οὐ τοῖς ἡδέσιν, ἀλλὰ τοῖς ὠφελίμοις. 19 Τοῖς οχλοις πειρώμενος ἀρέσκειν τῶν οχλων εσῃ ὅμοιος. 20Ὑπὲρ πάντα καταχρῶ τῷ σώματι. 21 Φιλόπονος ἐκεῖνος, ᾧ χρόνος περισσεύει. 22 Χριστιανοῦ ἀνδρὸς μὴ τὸ σχῆμα ἀποδέχου, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς φρόνημα. 23 Ψέγειν τὸν ἀνεπίληπτον εἰς θεὸν ἁμαρτία. 24Ὤτων καὶ γλώσσης μέγας ὁ κίνδυνος.

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25Ἄτοπόν ἐστιν τὸ διώκοντα τὰς τιμὰς φεύγειν τοὺς πόνους, δι' ὧν αἱ τιμαί. 26 Βούλει γνῶναι θεόν, προλαβὼν γνῶθι σεαυτόν. 27 Γνήσιος φίλων ὁ τὰς περιστάσεις κοινούμενος. 28 ∆εινόν ἐστι μέγα φρονεῖν μικρὰ πράττοντα. 29Ἐν παντὶ τὸ οἴεσθαι εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ἐμποδίζει. 30 Ζωῆς ἀλόγου δαίμων ἡγεμών. 31Ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς εὐγένεια ἐκ τῆς εὐτονίας ἀναφαίνεται. 32 Θεοσεβὴς ἐκεῖνος ὁ μὴ καθ' ἑαυτοῦ φθεγγόμενος. 33Ἱερὸν θεοῦ ανθρωπος ἀνεπίληπτος. 34 Κάκιστον κτῆμα βίος ἀδόκιμος. 35 Λάλει ἃ δεῖ καὶ ὅτε δεῖ καὶ οὐκ ἀκούσεις ἃ μὴ δεῖ. 36 Μέγιστον κτῆμα φίλος ἀδιάπτωτος. 37 Νόσημα ψυχῆς γνώμη φιλόδοξος. 38 Ξένος καὶ πένης θεοῦ κολλούριον- 39Ὁ δεχόμενος αὐτὸν ταχέως ἀναβλέψει. 40 Πάντας μὲν εὐεργετεῖν καλόν, μᾶλλον δὲ τοὺς μὴ δυναμένους ἀμείβεσθαι. 41Ῥήτωρ ἐν δικαιότητι ποτήριον ψυχροῦ ὕδατος. 42 Σωφροσύνη καὶ πραΰτης ψυχῆς Χερουβίμ. 43 Τὸ εντιμον ἐν γήρᾳ εἶναι ἀπόδειξις τοῦ φιλόπονον πρὸ γήρως γεγονέναι· τὸ σπουδαῖον ἐν νέῳ ἐχέγγυον τοῦ εντιμον ἐν γήρᾳ εσεσθαι. 44Ὑπερῷον ψυχῆς θεωρία ἀληθής. 45 Φιλῶν ἃ μὴ δεῖ οὐ φιλήσεις ἃ δεῖ. 46 Χρυσὸν κίβδηλον ἄμεινον ἢ φίλον κεκτῆσθαι. 47 Ψυχὴ καθαρὰ μετὰ θεὸν θεός. 48Ὢ ἀπὸ τῆς φιλαυτίας τῆς πάντα μισούσης.

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49Ἀρχὴ ἀγάπης ὑπόληψις δόξης. 50 Καλὸν πλουτεῖν ἐν πραΰτητι καὶ ἀγάπῃ. 51 Λικμήτωρ ἀρετῆς λογισμὸς ὑπερήφανος. 52 Λεία ὁδὸς ὑπὸ ἐλεημοσύνης γίνεται. 53Ἄδικος δικαστὴς μεμολυσμένη συνείδησις. 54 ∆εινόν ἐστι πάθεσι δουλεύειν σαρκός. 55 Εἰ θέλεις αλυπος ειναι, θεῷ ἀρέσκειν σπούδαζε. 56Ὁ καλῶς φροντίζων ἑαυτοῦ φροντίζεται ὑπὸ θεοῦ. 57 Σώφρων καρδία λιμὴν θεωρημάτων. 58Ὅταν θέλῃς σαυτὸν γνῶναι τίς εἶ, μὴ συγκρίνῃς τίς ἦς, ἀλλὰ τί γέγονας ἐξ ἀρχῆς. 59 Λάκκος ανυδρος φιλόδοξος ψυχή. 60Ὑπερήφανος ψυχὴ πανδοχεῖον λῃστῶν, μισεῖ δὲ ἦχον γνώσεως. 61Ἀληθοῦς ἀνδρὸς πλάνη κακὴ τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι τὰς Γραφάς. 62 Εἰ