“Depart from every man who loves to quarrel.”
— St Pimen the Great, Paterikon 11:59
“If you cannot close the mouth of one who reviles his brother, at least avoid conversation with him.”
— St Isaac the Syrian in Ascetical Homilies 89
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
— attributed to Jalaluddin Rumi
“Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.”
— Sam Brown in The Washington Post (26 January 1977)
“He who regulates all of his speech also regulates all of his actions.”
— St Nectarius of Aegina in The Path to Happiness
“Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.”
— 2 Timothy 2:23 (NIV)
“Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind.”
— St Isaac the Syrian in Ascetical Homilies 64.
