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2 Mar 2018

What to Seek


Μὴ τὰ πλάτη τοῦ βίου λίχνως μοι περιζήτει· μᾶλλον δὲ τὴν στενὴν, καὶ τεθλιμμένην ἀτραπὸν μαστεύειν βουλήθητι.  

Ἅγιος Νειλος, Ἐπιστολὴ ΣΠ', Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Φεβραριῳ Διακονῳ
Do not eagerly seek out the broad things of life; rather be eager to seek the narrow and difficult way. 1

Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 280, To the Deacon Febrarius


1 cf Mt 7.13



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