“A monk is one who is conditioned by virtues as others are by pleasures.”
23:25
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Иоа́нн Ле́ствичник — христианский богослов, византийский философ, игумен Синайского монастыря. Почитается святым Православной и Католической церквями.
Автор крупного богословского произведения, называемого «Лествицей», по которому и получил прозвание Лествичника.
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“A monk is one who is conditioned by virtues as others are by pleasures.”
23:25
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“Constantly wrestle with your thought, and whenever it wanders call it back to you.”
4:92
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“A monastery is an earthly heaven.”
4:87
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“Obedience is the tomb of the will and the resurrection of humility.”
4:3
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