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30 Oct 2019

Trials And Evil

Εἰπὲ πρὸς τὸν σὸν ἑταῖρον, ὅτι θερμότης ἀχαλίμωτος μεγίστων κακῶν πρόξενος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις γίνεται.

Ἅγιος Νειλος, Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολὴ ΙΑ', Πτολεμαιῳ


Source: Migne PG 79 85d
Say to your friend that the unbridled fervid assaults of grave evils are of great assistance to men.


Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 11, To Ptolemaius

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