Simon of the Desert (1965)
Claudio Brook: Simón
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Quotes
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Simon : What am I saying? I'm beginning to realize I don't realize what I'm saying. What am I saying?
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Simon : Stay near me if you so desire, Mother. But I take my leave of you in this life with this embrace. My love for you must not come between my Lord and his servant. Farewell. We will meet again in his presence.
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Simon : Your blessing, Father.
Priest : First allow me to bestow holy orders on you. Prepare yourself, my son. "Behold him whose ministry - "
Simon : No! I am not worthy. Holy orders, no!
Priest : "Behold him whose ministry is offered you."
Simon : I am unfit to receive such grace. I, an unworthy sinner.
Priest : Ascend your calvary, Simon. May peace be with you.
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Simon : Where did that one-eyed woman come from?
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Simon : How could you forget the commandments that say, "Lay not thine eyes upon woman," and "Be thou not seduced by a woman's gaze," and especially "be thought not burned in the fire of vain contemplation"?
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Simon : "Avert thy wrath. They could not - my heart - O my lord - " I can't remember how it ends.
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Simon : Remember that cleanliness is body and clothing, innocent enough in ordinary men, is a sin in those who dedicate their lives to God.
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Simon : For the Lord said, "Whosoever abandons father, mother, brothers, sisters, wife, children and property and follows me, shall be repaid a hundredfold and shall inherit eternal life." In the world, I was a mere slave. And here I am ready to serve you. For it is written, "God helps those who help others." Let us not yield in our asceticism. Let us spread it like an arc. Let us leave our past behind and ascend ever onwards and upwards to follow the eternal calling of the heavenly voices.
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Simon : More welcome is slander to the pious soul than odious eulogies that arouse pride.
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Simon : Zenón! Zenón, listen to me. Send that beardless youth away.
Brother Matías : Me?
Simon : It is not fitting for him to live near the temptations of the devil. Tell him not to return until his beard covers his cheeks.
Zenón : Thank you for your advice, fruit of your sound judgement.
[to Brother Matías]
Zenón : You may leave the monastery to return home, Matías. When your face is covered with hair, you may return.
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Simon : Satan! I fear you not. The Lord will render useless all your intrigues. How long will you go on seeking mankind's undoing?
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Simon : Who can I bless now? Besides being a spiritual exercise, blessings are good fun too. And I don't offend anyone.
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Simon : Believe me, I eat and drink quite enough to fulfill my needs. I'm not a spirit or disincarnate, but a man whose flesh weighs heavily upon him. As for the need to evacuate my bowels, my excrement is like your goats' because I'm so withered up.
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Simon : Blessed is the scourge if it wins us glory before the Lord.
