St. Poemen the Great

Desert Fathers · 4th–5th century

  1. “Abba Poemen said: Teach your mouth to say what is in your heart.”

    — The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Poemen 21 (SVS Press)

  2. “Abba Poemen said: A man who teaches without doing what he teaches is like a spring which cleanses and gives drink to everyone, but is itself full of dirt.”

    — The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Poemen 16 (SVS Press)

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