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Ward: "If you take little account of yourself, you will have peace, wherever you live."

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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 asked Abba Poemen, "How should I behave in the place where I live?"
The old man said, "Have the mentality of an exile in the place where you live, do not desire to be listened to and you will have peace."

Ward: Abba Poemen said, "If I am in a place where there are enemies, I become a soldier."

Ward: Abba Poemen said, "Teach your mouth to say what is in your heart."

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