The study of all Patristic books helps to warm your soul and increase your struggle to imitate the saints. At the same time, they will leave you with a sense of great humility, provided that you will compare yourself with the saints.
—First Epistle, “For Novices”
Full citation: Saint Paisios the Athonite. 2021. Epistles. Translated by the Holy Hesychasterion “Evangelist John the Theologian.” Thessaloniki: Holy Hesychasterion “Evangelist John the Theologian.” Page 47.