The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit and offspring of perseverance is habit and child of habit is character. JOHN CLIMACUS CharacterChildrenPerseverance
Humility is constant forgetfulness of one’s achievements. JOHN CLIMACUS AchievementForgetfulnessHumility
When you are depressed, bear in mind the Lord’s command to Peter to forgive a sinner seventy times seven (cf. Mt. 18:22). And you may be sure that He Who gave this command to another will Himself do very much more. JOHN CLIMACUS ChristianForgiveSevenTime
Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. ‘Judge not, so that you may not be judged’ (Lk. 6:37). JOHN CLIMACUS ChristianJudgingMay
Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to Heaven. JOHN CLIMACUS HeavenPrayerWing
