Abba Hyperechios said: “Just as a lion is fearsome to the wild asses, so is the well-tried monk to lascivious logismoi.” - Hyperechios

Ῥεῖθρον Ίορδάνου καθάρσιον ἁμαρτημάτων δάκρυα.
Χριστὸϛ γὰρ εἶπε, “Μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντεϛ, ὅτι γελάσονται.”

A monk with his face lit up with joy through ascetic practice provides inward stillness and he overthrows evil thoughts.

Ζωὴ μοναχοῦ κατὰ μίμησιν ἀγγέλου γινέσθω, καταϕλέγουσα ἁμαρτίαν.
Ζωὴ γὰρ μοναχοῦ ἐστιν ἡ τῶν μετανοούντων ὁλοκάρπωσιϛ.