St. Mark the Ascetic: . . . misfortunes help a bad character . ..

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“Just as the bitterness of absinth helps a poor appetite, so misfortunes help a bad character. For the first benefits the physical condition, and the second leads to repentance.”

– St. Mark the Ascetic

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