Letter 490: The bishop who is only firm is feared but not loved.
To Theodosius, Epimachus, and Paul, monks: The continent woman, good friends, won her victory after a defeat; the virgin holds a victory pure from every defeat.
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Latin / Greek Original
Υ΄. – ΘΕΟΔΟΣΙΟ, ΕΠΙΜΑΧΩ, ΠΑΥΛΟ ΜΟΝΑ-
ΖΟΥΣΙΝ.
Ἡ μὲν ἐγκρατὴς, ὦ βέλτιστοι, μετὰ τὴν ἧτταν
ἐνίκησεν, ἡ παρθένος καθαρὰν ἤττης ἀπάσης έχει
τὴν νίκην.
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