Mark the Ascetic - On the Spiritual Law 39-42

<ol start="39"><li>Cease rebuking a man who has stopped sinning and who has repented. If you say that you are rebuking him in God's name, first reveal the evils in yourself.</li> <li>God is the source of every virtue, as the sun is of daylight.</li> <li>When you have done something good, remember the words 'without Me you can do nothing' (John 15:5).</li> <li>Afflictions bring blessing to man; self-esteem and sensual pleasure, evil.</li> </ol>