Notes from Wikiquote
‘By unceasing remembrance of transgressions | by expectation of approaching death | by inexpensive clothing | by always preferring the last place | by always running to do the tasks that are the most insignificant and disdainful | by not being disobedient | by unceasing silence | by dislike of gatherings | by desiring to be unknown and of no account | by never possessing anything at all through self-will | by shunning conversation with numerous persons | by having no love of material gain | and after these things, by raising the mind above the reproach and accusation of every man and above zealotry | by not being one whose hand is against every man, and against whom is every man’s hand | but rather one who remains alone, occupied with his own affairs | by having no concern for anyone in the world save himself. | But in brief: exile, poverty, and a solitary life give birth to humility and cleanse the heart.’ | Homily 71, p. 492