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“Recollect the fall of the strong, that thou mayest remain humble under thy virtues. And think of the heavy sins of those who fell and repented; and of the praise and honour they received afterwards, so that thou mayest acquire courage during repentance.”

 

+ St. Isaac of Nineveh , “Six Treatises on the Behaviour of Excellence”, Mystical Treatises by Isaac of Nineveh

 

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