
Some hermits used to say, ‘If you see a young man climbing up to heaven by his own will, catch him by the foot and pull him down to earth for it is not good for him.’
– Sayings of the Desert Fathers
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Some hermits used to say, ‘If you see a young man climbing up to heaven by his own will, catch him by the foot and pull him down to earth for it is not good for him.’
– Sayings of the Desert Fathers