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24 Oct 2020

Words And Wisdom


Ὥσπερ ἐστὶν ἄλλο σοφία λόγου, καὶ ἄλλο φρόνησις· οὕτως ἕτερον ἰδιωτεία λόγου, καὶ ἕτερον ἀφροσύνη.

Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ 

Source: Migne PG 65 915b
As skillfulness in words is one thing and wisdom another, so clumsiness in words is one thing and foolishness another.

Saint Mark The Ascetic, On The Spiritual Law.

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