Abba James said, “It is greater to live as a stranger than to offer hospitality.”
Abba James said, “When someone praises you, remember your sins and recognize that you are unworthy of what is being said about you.”
Abba James said, “As a lamp lights a dark room, so the fear of God, when it comes into a person’s heart, enlightens him and teaches him all the virtues and the commandments of God.”
Abba James said again, “There is need not only of words. There are many words among people at this time, but there is need of action. For this is what is sought, not words that bear no fruit.”