Self-love is a twisted love for one's self. This love is in… - Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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Self-love is a twisted love for one's self. This love is insane and fallen. He who is full of self-love, passionate for fleeting pleasure, for sinful indulgence, is an enemy of himself. He is a self-murderer. Thinking to love himself and pamper himself, he ends up hating and destroying himself eternally.

Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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About Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Saint Ignatius (Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов, 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Alternative Names: Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov • Ignace Briantchaninov • Saint Ignatius • Dmitry Bryanchaninov • Dmitry Aleksandrovich Bryanchaninov

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