“Be more quiet than talkative, listen to others, and to the extent possible, avoid quarrels. Always try to avoid being idle. Don’t become impassioned; should you ever feel that anger has so possessed you that it is difficult to control yourself, immediately fall silent, and if possible, go away. There is no person in whom there is not some kind of good. With your love, cover the evil in him, and pray to God on his behalf.”
(Elder Savva Ostapenko, part of his rule, ‘Parish Life’ Journal)