“As the ancient saying goes, soul is the mother of the mind, because it is the soul which leads the mind to enlightenment by means of practical virtues.”
Evagrius Ponticus, 4th c. — SCHOLIA ON PROVERBS 258:23.22
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22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
— Proverbs 23:22 —
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.