"Ἔλεγε πάλιν πρὸς τοὺς καλῶς ἀρχομένους καὶ ὑποτασσομένους Πατράσιν ἁγίοις, ὅτι Ἡ πρώτη βαφὴ οὐκ ἀποβάλλει, ὡς ἐπὶ πορφύρας. Καί· ὅτι Ὥσπερ οἱ κλάδοι οἱ ἁπαλοὶ εὐχερῶς μεταστρέ φονται καὶ κάμπτονται, οὕτως καὶ οἱ ἀρχάριοι ὄντες ἐν ὑποταγῇ"

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He also said to those who were making a good beginning by putting themselves under the direction of the holy Fathers, "As with purple dye, the first colouring is never lost." And, "Just as young shoots are easily trained back and bent, so it is with beginners who live in submission." — Isaiah, Saying 2, Page 69