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It is foolish to be proud of God's gifts. 23:16. For those who have not tasted spiritual gifts, it is inconvenient to explain their actions in words. 25:1. How some humbled themselves through the very gifts of God. 25:5. 36. Gifts in frivolous people often destroy humility. 25:52. What advantage does compulsion to good qualities have over those who have them by nature? And why should we not boast about them? 26:28. 29. Through labor alone without humility, talents are not awarded. 26:52. Gifts for labor are given in different ways; some at the beginning, some in the middle, and others at death, according to the humility of each. 26:88. Hidden spiritual gifts are higher and safer than visible ones. 26:95. Why does the Lord, foreseeing the fall of some, adorn them with spiritual gifts? 26:130. How does the Lord reward His servants with gifts, depending on the clothing of our humility? 28:53. The Lord rewards His servants with spiritual gifts most on the Lord's and annual holidays. (In the Word to the Shepherd.). 3:2. Insolence or free speech Why should we behave modestly before those who love us in the Lord? 26:99. Beginners on the path of piety need first of all: gentleness, fasting and chastity. 1:10. In the passage of virtues, what actions are felt: at the beginning, in the middle and at the end? 1:16. Virtues are acquired through time and patience. 7:20. Virtues are likened to Jacob's ladder. 9:1. One should not declare one’s virtues under the pretext of benefiting one’s neighbor. 22:34. Evidence - why can’t you be proud of your virtues and talents? 23:16. One should not rely on one's own virtues. 23:17. Pride brings down from the heights of virtues. 23:30. Vanity and pride often follow the correction of virtues: obedience, patience with abuse, and others. 23:38. As the virtue of humility begins to flourish in us, then we consider all our good deeds to be nothing; and we think that we are adding to our burden for the unknown waste of virtues. 25:5. Not believing your good deeds and the desire to always learn is one of the properties of humility. 25:8. Demons cannot imitate the virtue of humility alone. 25:18. What three ditches do demons dig for us in all good deeds; and how should they be resisted? 26:8. Which alphabet of virtues is suitable for everyone, which for the average, and which for the perfect? 26:16 –18. The instructions and upbringing we received in our youth either contribute or hinder our pursuit of virtue and monastic life. 26:30. 123. Then we must learn the divine by deeds, and not by naked words; and why? 26:36. 37. There are different intentions in doing good deeds. 26:57. In the creation of virtues, passions are sometimes imperceptibly mixed in; and how? 26:58. God did not create vice and passions, but we have many virtues by nature. 26:67. What are the supernatural virtues, and from whom do we learn them? 26:68. The entire active part of spiritual life consists of two virtues: fasting and obedience; and why? 26:73. We need to test ourselves to see what state we are in regarding virtues and passions. 26:75. Every spiritual activity is preceded by our will and God's help. 26:86. In all our actions, let it be a rule for us: are we taking and doing them exactly according to God? and what is the sign of it in novice, intermediate and perfect? 26:91. How to count – what is great among the small, and what is small among the great? 26:92. The paths to salvation are different; often what is useful to one is inconvenient for another. 26:105. Lesser virtues are born from greater ones, and greater ones from the Lord; one can also judge the opposite, that is, passions. 26:108. 142. Not everyone can quickly comprehend the will of God in their deeds, and how should those who want to know it act? 26:109. 110. The Lord judges our deeds according to our intentions. 26:118. Others undertake actions beyond their measure and strength out of love for God and humility of heart; while others dare to do it out of pride. 26:121. Perplexity: why do we worship passions and vices more than virtue? 26:133. In virtues there are daughters and mothers; the wise man strives more to obtain mothers. 26:142. How is the end of virtue limitless? 26:152. When it seems to us that we have acquired some good, we must test ourselves - and then we will find that we are insufficient. 26:161. An example is how one virtue (good) often erases many sins. 26:220. Passing virtues near the world can be conveniently hidden, like those sleeping. 26:225. Various degrees of virtues for the ascent to dispassion. 26:248. 249. Everything good is connected and contained by three virtues: faith, hope and love. What are they like and what are their fruits? 30:1. 2. 3. Models for virtues borrowed from ordinary human life. 30:11. The depth of dogma is unexplored, and it is dangerous to touch it, especially for one subject to any passion. 27:10. 11. Who can affirm the dogmas about the Holy Trinity and theologize? 30:23. 24. What is the use of having friends—but spiritual friends? (In the Word to the Shepherd). 3:2. What is theft, murder and destruction of the soul? 26:11. As our souls are purified, passions move away from us. 26:63. A soul that has been cleansed of passions can see both in itself and in others both the fragrance of virtues and the stench of passions from which it itself has been freed. 26:81. 96. Why can even passionate people sometimes understand the thoughts of others? 26:100. By what signs should those who are weak in soul recognize God’s visitation and mercy, and by what signs should those who are perfect? 26:102. After death, souls either ascend to heaven or descend to the underworld, and there is no third place. 26:107. An unlazy soul stirs up enemies to fight against itself. 26:156. 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