Hieromonk Tihon

“What do you have in here?” [the Archbishop] asked, pointing to one of the little bottles. “Quinine, Vladika,” answered the father confused. “Preparation against fever… How often must one take it per day and for how many days?” “Three, four times a day, depending on the gravity of the illness. One should take it until the fever breaks down.” “Therefore, in order to get rid of such a disease that, in fact, is a just trifle, one has to take this medicine three or four times a day and pay the doctor a few visits. Do the same with the Great Medicine that our Lord gave us. The Apostles and the first Christians would commune daily, spending their time in love and continuous praying. And we, the haters, the flatterers, always ready to trip someone, come to our Heavenly Doctor once a year and want immediate cure from all diseases, distresses and sufferings inherited from our ancestors; we want nature, which deteriorated over thousands of years, to instantly revive and we want ourselves to become new people. [Chapter IX]”
― Hieromonk Tihon, The Archbishop

“Oh, damned be those who can enjoy Heaven on behalf of the sighing and crying of the unfortunate sufferers on earth, on behalf of the mad gnashing of the sinners in hell! Let the ones who can delight themselves! I, for one, cannot! I do not wish such a Heaven…”
― Hieromonk Tihon, The Archbishop