Wishing To Be A Bishop

Οὐκ ἔστι τῶν τυγχανότων ἐπισκοπῆς ἐρᾷν, ὦ θαυμάσιε, ἀλλ' ὧν ὁ βίος ἐκ τῶν Παύλου νόμων ἰθύνεται. Εἰ οὖν ἐκείνην ἐν σεαυτῷ θεωρεῖς τὴν ἀκρίβεαιν, ἴθι ἀσμένως πρὸς τὴν τοσούτου ὕψους ἀνάβασιν. Εἰ δὲ οὐ πρόσεστί σοι αὕτη, μέχρις ἂν κτήσῃ, μὴ ψαύσῃς τῶν ἀψαύστων. Πρόσεχε πυρὶ προσεγγίζειν τὴν ὕλην δαπανῶντι. Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος Του Πηλουσιώτου, Βιβλίον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολή ΡΔ' Λεοντιῳ Source:  Migne PG 78.253c

It is not of the common man to desire to be a bishop, O eminent fellow, but of him whose life is directed by the laws of Paul. 1 If you clearly perceive that in yourself, go happily and ascend to such a height. But if it is not yours, until you do possess it, do not touch what is untouchable. Beware, lest you advance to a fire the material of which you have bought. Saint Isidore of Pelusium,  Book 1, Letter 104, to Leontius 1 1 Tim 3.1-7 ; Tit 1.7-16