"250. Εἶπεν γέρων· Ὥσπερ ἡ τάξις τῶν μοναχῶν προτιμoτέρα τῶν κοσμικῶν ἐστιν, οὕτως καὶ ὁ ξένος μοναχὸς ὀφείλει εἶναι ἔσοπτρον τοῖς ἐντοπίοις μοναχοῖς κατὰ πάντα τρόπον."

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An elder said: “In the same way that the order of monks is superior to [that] of the worldlings, so ought the monk from afar to be a mirror for the local monks in every way.”