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Ward: [Abba Poemen] also said, "The first time flee; the second time, flee; and the third, become like a sword."

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Abba (c. 340–450) was an Egyptian Christian monk and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba (Father) in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

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Diogenes Laërtius Pythagoras Chinua Achebe Confucius Plutarch

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Ward: "Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart."

Ward: "If you are silent, you will have peace wherever you live."

Ward: Abba Poemen said, "If a man has sinned and denies it, saying: 'I have not sinned,' do not reprimand him; for that will discourage him.
But say to him, 'Do not lose heart, brother, but be on guard in future,' and you will stir his soul to repentance."

Ward: [Abba Poemen] also said, "The first time flee; the second time, flee; and the third, become like a sword." - Poemen

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