St. Maximos the Confessor: The person who loves God values knowledge of God more than anything created . . .

Sayings from Saints, Elders, and Fathers, St. Maximos the Confessor / By
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“The person who loves God values knowledge of God more than anything created by God, and pursues such knowledge ardently and ceaselessly.”

+ St. Maximos the Confessor, Four Hundred Texts on Love 1.4, The Philokalia: The Complete Text (Vol. 2)

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