| Ταῖς παντόλμοις καὶ θρασέσι γνώμαις κίνδυνοι καὶ φοβοι διηνεκεῖς ἀκολουθοῦσι, ταῖς δὲ πραέσι καὶ ἠμέροις ἔπαινοι καὶ τιμαὶ καὶ εὐτολμίαι. Εἰ τοίνυν μὴ τὴν ὀρθὴν τῶν πραγμάτων ἀνοίᾳ ἐζημίωσαι κρίσιν, τῆς κρείττονος μοίρας γενοῦ, ἀφέμενος τῆς κακίστης. Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος Του Πηλουσιώτου, Βιβλίον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολή ΣΛΑ', Κερκυριῳ | It is mark of the all daring and reckless that continual dangers and fears follow them, but to the meek and gentle there is praise and honour and confidence. If then you would not be mindlessly deprived of right judgement, choose the better part and dismiss the worse. 1 Saint Isidore of Pelusium, Book 1, Letter 231, to Cercyrius 1 cf Lk 10.42 |
31 Jul 2016
Choosing The Better Part
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