Basil the Great Quotes on Virtue
Basil of Caesarea, called the Great, was a fourth-century Cappadocian theologian, bishop, and the chief organizer of Eastern Christian monasticism. This page collects quotes attributed to Basil the Great on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Basil the Great:
“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds.”
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Attributed to Basil the Great:
“He who has loved much will be forgiven much.”
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Attributed to Basil the Great:
“The bread you keep belongs to the hungry; the coat hanging in your closet, to the naked.”
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“You must give heed unto virtue, O men, which swims forth even with a man who has suffered shipwreck, and, on his coming naked to land, will render him more honoured than the happy Phaeacians .”
On Greek Literature | p. 397