“When a person works virtue, when they have eros for God, when they have a divine flame within their heart, when they have the zeal to be liked by God and those with Him, then they endure everything. He who has love in his heart, never lies with their mouth nor works deceitfully. He who has love in his heart never glances with his eyes to see things that do not benefit his soul, and he does not incline his ear to hear things that are not beneficial.”
(St Anthimos of Chios, counsels to his spiritual children)