Just a few short lines by Ilias the Presbyter, dating probably from around the early 12th century or slightly earlier, taken from The Philokalia, Volume 3.
Demons wage war against the soul primarily through thoughts.
In their artlessness, most men do not know the price the senses demand for what they supply.
If you are concerned for your soul’s health, do not despair of your sickness as though it were incurable, but apply it to the potent medicine of ascetic effort and you will get rid of it.
Where the soul is concerned, practice is self-control accompanied by simplicity, and simplicity animated by self-control.
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