Letter 1113: The spiritual life is a journey with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Do not, my friend, when the enemy has made himself heard: for the things which disturb the immovable are those that rouse excitement, and how many...
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Latin / Greek Original
ΝοΙΪ, πιΐ δηγῖσθ, ουπὶ ὑπιγ] αἰ! δαάϊατὶ : πο , «πὴ ( γοῦυς [ ΠΠΠ0π8 σοπίθη ) Θχοῖ , (οἰ ρβιν ἦτ Πηᾶ χ᾽ Πα οἱ ΟΔρ᾽ . ΒάΘΓα : π0 ἀδηΐᾳ6 , σϑπιοῖιπι ἀθριυιαμ!, οἱ οὐυἸΐσθαι ρογοο απ, το τὶ.
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