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What the Fathers say

Proverbs 11:14

Eastern Fathers

Desert Fathers

A brother asked Poemen, 'I am suffering damage to my soul by being with my abba. What do you advise me to do? Should I continue to stay with him?' Poemen knew that his soul was being harmed by his abba, and he was surprised that he even asked whether he ought to stay with him. He said to him, 'If you want to stay with him, do so.' The brother went away and stayed with his abba. …

The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks ↗

Western Saints

Bede

"Where there is no guidance, the nation falls," etc. Lest you should think that, if you cannot correct the faults of a friend, you should keep them hidden, he rightly says that a people without a governor will fall; but there will be safety where there are many counsels, to show that what you cannot amend alone must be revealed to many, so that the unified diligence of all may correct it.

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