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Virtue is closed to no one; it lies open to all; | Virtue is closed to no one; it lies open to all; | ||
It invites all; admits all. It does not collect | It invites all; admits all. It does not collect the master, | ||
nor | nor wealth; It is content with the bare human. But as | ||
Cassian says in the Collationes Patrum, a person | Cassian says in the Collationes Patrum, a person | ||
seeking to be so divided from passions that | seeking to be so divided from passions that | ||
he is willing to bear the pains of martyrdom; without which | he is willing to bear the pains of martyrdom; without which | ||
the desire of the spirit cannot be possessed. | the desire of the spirit cannot be possessed. | ||
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In the first book of Theological Mysteries, chapter 55.
On the Acquisition of Virtues
Virtue is closed to no one; it lies open to all; It invites all; admits all. It does not collect the master, nor wealth; It is content with the bare human. But as Cassian says in the Collationes Patrum, a person seeking to be so divided from passions that he is willing to bear the pains of martyrdom; without which the desire of the spirit cannot be possessed.