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Patience. The words that one brother spoke to himself, rousing himself to endure sorrows, are appropriate for everyone (fol. 20, pp. 80–81). – How can sorrows be tolerated by a person? (fn. 21, p. 35). – Patience in spiritual achievement soon leads to fruit (fol. 38, p. 160). – The thinking of a weak mind makes the power of patience weak (fol. 38, p. 163). – Ascetics and martyrs accept the crowns of confession for patience (f. 49, p. 223). – Patience in the fight against passions leads to purity (page 55, p. 254). – Most of all we should try to acquire patience in sorrows and temptations (f. 55, p. 256). – One must be patient in doing the commandments (fol. 55, p. 275). – Patience is the path to bliss (page 56, page 277). – He who endures slander with humility has achieved perfection (f. 57, p. 294). – About the patience of martyrs and that God’s providence abundantly reveals itself to the passion-bearers (fn. 57, p. 295; f. 1, pp. 2–3). – Who can tolerate insults and who cannot? (fn. 57, p. 303). – The perfection of mercy and humility is revealed in the patience of insults (fol. 58, p. 310). – Some ascetics voluntarily brought slander upon themselves (fol. 58, p. 310). – What do the proud have to endure? (fn. 79, p. 390). – Lack of patience aggravates the torment, and why? (fn. 79, p. 391). – Patience is the mother of consolation, and cowardice is the mother of torment (page 79, p. 391). – Patience is given by grace and found through tearful prayer (fol. 79, p. 391). – When a person falls into cowardice, what happens from this? (fn. 79, p. 391). – With the measure of humility, patience is given, and with the measure of patience, the severity of sorrows is lightened (fol. 79, p. 392). – Increased patience is a sign of the action of grace (fol. 85, p. 411). – How great is the power of patience? (fn. 85, p. 411). – The Lord turns our patience with hardships and sorrows to our benefit (page 91, p. 433). – The greatness of patience in the martyrs (page 91, page 434). – On the firmness and patience of pagan philosophers (page 91, pp. 434–435). – An exhortation to patience for those who are called to communion with God (fn. 91, p. 435). This index is based on the index appended to the works of St. Isaac the Syrian, published by Optina Pustyn in 1854. * “Ascetic words.” Reprint. Sergiev Posad. 1911. M.: “Rule of Faith”, 1998