Deeds And Knowledge

Οὐ συμφέρει σοι πρὸ τῆς ἐργασίας τῶν πρώτων, εἰδέναι τὰ δεύτερα· Ἡ γὰρ γνῶσις φυσιοι διὰ τὴν ἀργίαν, ἡ δὲ ἀγάπη οἰκοδομεῖ, διὰ τὸ πάντα ὑπομένειν. Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ  Source: Migne PG 65 916b-c

It does not benefit you to go to deeds first and turn to knowledge after. For knowledge in idleness puffs up, but love builds up, enduring through everything. 1 Saint Mark The Ascetic, On The Spiritual Law. 1 Cor 8.1