"There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

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...the Lord said as He drew near His passion, 'Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself; and He will glorify Him at once' (Jn. 13:31-32). From This it is clear that divine gifts follow sufferings endured for the sake of virtue.

— Maximus the Confessor