“A monk is one who is conditioned by virtues as others are by pleasures.”
23:25
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John Climacus , also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is revered as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Wikipedia
“A monk is one who is conditioned by virtues as others are by pleasures.”
23:25
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“Constantly wrestle with your thought, and whenever it wanders call it back to you.”
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“Obedience is the tomb of the will and the resurrection of humility.”
4:3
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3:21
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