Read the lives of the saints. You will find everything in them, they will teach you everything. Compare yourself not with your neighbors, but with the saints - such a comparison reveals to us how sinful we are. (Seraphim of Sofia)

Read the lives of the saints. You will find everything in them, they will teach you everything. Compare yourself not with your neighbors, but with the saints - such a comparison reveals to us how sinful we are.

Seraphim of Sofia

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