St. John Climacus: The man who renounces the world from fear is like...
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The man who renounces the world from fear is like burning incense, that begins with fragrance but ends in smoke.
He who leaves the world through hope of reward is like a millstone, that always moves in the same way. But he who withdraws from the world out of love for God has obtained fire at the very outset; and, like fire set to fuel, it soon kindles a larger fire.
St. John Climacus
