12 June 2024
The perfect person does not only try to avoid evil. Nor does he do good
for fear of punishment, still less in order to qualify for the hope of a
promised reward. The perfect person does good through love. But as soon as he
has realized the beauty of doing good, he does it with all his energies and in
all that he does. He is not interested in fame, or a good reputation, or a
human or divine reward. The rule of life for a perfect person is to be in the
image and likeness of God.
Saint Clement of
Alexandria
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