"Ward: A brother asked Abba Poemen, "How should I behave in the place where I live?" The old man said, "Have the mentality of an exile in the place where you live, do not desire to be listened to and you will have peace.""
— Poemen

January 1, 1970

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Wortley: A brother asked Abba Poemen: “How ought I to be in the place where I am living?” The elder said to him: “Have the mentality of an alien in the place where you are living so you do not seek to advance your own opinion—and you will experience repose.” — Saying 191 (Ward); S 4 (Wortley)