History is the foundation of all intelligence and we must seek her from the first and embrace her, and without her we cannot successfully pass on to other knowledge.
~ Christian of Stavelot (c. 865 CE) [PL 106:1263]
21 July 2016
Evagrius Ponticus, On Prayer, 127
Evagrius Ponticus, On Prayer, 127
Source: Casiday, A., 2006. Evagrius Ponticus, p. 198. Routledge.
127. As you yearn to be a monk and pray, put away every lie and oath; otherwise, you are vainly wearing a habit that is not your own.
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