329-379, Bishop of Caesarea
A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed on a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.
St. Basil – [Deeds and Good Deeds]
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
St. Basil – [Results]
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
St. Basil – [Courtesy]
Let sleep itself be an exercise in piety, for such as our life and conduct have been, so also of necessity will be our dreams.
St. Basil – [Dreams]
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.
St. Basil – [Curses]