"573. Εἶπεν γέρων· Ἐὰν κάθῃ ἐν ἐρήμῳ ἡσυχάζων, μὴ λογίζου ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὡς μέγα τὶ ποιῶν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον ἔχε ἑαυτὸν ὡς κύνα ἐξορισθέντα ἀπὸ ὄχλου καὶ δεδεμένον διὰ τὸ δάκνειν καὶ ἐπιχειρεῖν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις."

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ProverbsChristian textsMonasticismDesert Fathers
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An elder said: “If you are living in hêsychia in the desert, do not think to yourself that you are accomplishing some great deed. Think rather of yourself as a dog banished from company and tied up for biting and attacking people.”