“81. Agape is the progeny of apatheia. Apatheia is the very flower of ascesis. Ascesis consists in keeping the commandments. The custodian of those commandments is the fear of God which is in turn the offspring of true faith. Now faith is an interior an interior good, one which is to be found even in those who do not yet believe in God.”Evagrius Ponticus The Praktikos
“123. Happy is the monk who considers all men as god — after God.”Evagrius Ponticus Chapters on Prayer
“118. Happy is the spirit which, praying with distraction, goes on increasing its desire for God.”Evagrius Ponticus Chapters on Prayer