Isaac the Syrian Quotes

Eastern Orthodox saint

Isaac of Nineveh (c. 613 – c. 700), also known as Saint Isaac the Syrian, Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar, was a 7th-century bishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on . Isaac of Nineveh's works are divided into the First Part, Second Part (discovered in 1983), Third Part (discovered in the 21st century), and Fifth Part (discovered in the 21st century).

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Alternative Names: Saint Isaac the Syrian • St. Isaac the Syrian • Saint Isaac of Nineveh • Abba Isaac • Isaac Syrus • Isaac of Qatar • Mar Isaac the Syrian • Isaac of Nineveh

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When someone reaches insights into creation on the path of his ascetic life,

A desolate place, because of the great barrenness that reigns there, causes us to acquire a deadness of heart <to the world>,

But what need is there to speak of the ascetics,

A humble man is never pleased to see gatherings, confused crowds, tumult, shouts and cries, opulence, adornment, and luxury, the cause of insobriety;

Now is there yet another place above where creation has ascended?

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregations of men.