“A person that begins to do something with a good intention and eventually reaches an extreme point, lacks true discernment. His actions exemplify a latent type of egotism that is hidden beneath this behavior; he is unaware of it, because he does not know himself that well, which is why he goes to extremes.”  
(Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos, Fr. Luke Hartung translation)
 

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