Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume XI/John Cassian/The Twelve Books/Book IX/Chapter 2

Chapter II.

Of the care with which the malady of dejection must be healed.

if we are anxious to exert ourselves lawfully in the struggle of our spiritual combat we ought with no less care to set about healing this malady also. For &#8220;as the moth injures the garment, and the worm the wood, so dejection the heart of man.&#8221; With sufficient clearness and appropriateness has the Divine Spirit expressed the force of this dangerous and most injurious fault.