Evagrius Ponticus on Justice
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Evagrius Ponticus, catalogued under justice, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Evagrius Ponticus, entry #102463: "70. You will not be able to pray purely if you are all involved with material affairs and agitated with unremitting concerns. For prayer is the rejection of conceptions."
Attributed to Evagrius Ponticus, entry #74648: "Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty and while not thirsty, so it is possible to think of gold with greed and without greed. The same applies to other thing…"
2 Quotes by Evagrius Ponticus on Justice
"70. You will not be able to pray purely if you are all involved with material affairs and agitated with unremitting concerns. For prayer is the rejection of conceptions."
"Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty and while not thirsty, so it is possible to think of gold with greed and without greed. The same applies to other things."