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Philosophy is a state of moral integrity combined with a doctrine of true knowledge concerning reality.

— Nilus of Sinai Ascetic Discourse (425)

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The philosopher must be above all a free man, and not a slave of the passions.

Ascetic Discourse (425)

When bodily concerns predominate, everything in man is asleep: the intellect, the soul and the senses.

Ascetic Discourse (425)

Improbable details are often included in a story because of the deeper truth they signify.

Ascetic Discourse (425)

Who, when asked, will refuse to give what is needful to one who lives a holy life?

Ascetic Discourse (425)

We should not flatter, because of our needs, those who value highly the very things it is our vocation to despise.

Ascetic Discourse (425)

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