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I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.
John Chrysostom
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"I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea."
— John Chrysostom

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I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea. — John Chrysostom

About John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom was a Clergyman (348–407).

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Who said "I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this min…"?
This quote is attributed to John Chrysostom, a Clergyman.
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John Chrysostom lived from 348 – 407.