St. Isaac the Syrian: O glutton, bent on the worship of your own belly . . .

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“O glutton, bent on the worship of your own belly! It is better for you to cast a live coal into your stomach than the fried foods of rulers and princes.”

+ St. Isaac the Syrian, The Ascetical Homilies, Homily 17

Ascetical Homilies of St Isaac the Syrian

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