Amma Olympias was a “...partner of the divine Word, a consort of every true humility, a companion and servant of the holy, catholic and apostolic Church of God.”

"Since the day I was called a monk, no lie has come out of my mouth."

“By an invincible patience he bore all afflictions and rebukes without a word of complaint; he sincerely looked upon himself as the outcast of the world; and he spoke to all with the most engaging sweetness and charity.”

“If you are a theologian, you will pray truly. And if you pray truly, you are a theologian.”

“I have looked so closely into my heart that I cannot find there any single good action. I know my sins and they are more than the sand upon the sea-shore."

"Prayer is union with God, and one who loves prayer soon becomes the son of God.”

“The marriage which men contract is a perishable thing, but let us choose for ourselves the marriage which perishes not, and the marriage feast which never ends.”

Abba Pambo said, 'If you have a heart, you can be saved.'

“Life is short; why, then, degrade our bodies, which are the temples of God ? Why defile the chastity in which Christ has His dwelling?”

Abba Agathon used to say, “The crown of the monk is humility.” “Love is to find a leper, to take his body, and gladly give him your own.”