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Ward: Abba Poemen said to Abba Isaac, "Let go of a small part of your righteousness and in a few days you will be at peace."

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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: A brother going to market asked Abba Poemen, "How do you advise me to behave?"
The old man said to him, "Make friends with anyone who tries to bully you and sell your produce in peace."

Ward: Abba Poemen said that a brother who lived with some other brothers asked Abba Bessarion, "What ought I to do?"
The old man said to him, "Keep silence and do not always be comparing yourself with others."

Ward: He also said concerning Abba Pior that every day he made a new beginning.

Ward: Abba Poemen said to Abba Isaac, "Let go of a small part of your righteousness and in a few days you will be at peace." - Poemen

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