St. Theophan the Recluse | All the powers of the soul and activities of the body...

All the powers of the soul and activities of the body are the fuel of our being, but so long as man does not pay heed to himself these are all saturated and rendered ineffective by the soggy dampness of his passions. Until the passions are driven out, they obstinately resist spiritual fire.

St. Theophan the Recluse