"God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities."

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A passion is a contranatural movement of the soul or an irrational love, or an blindfold hatred toward any material thing, or because of it: for example, for food, or for women, or for riches, or for worldly glory, or any other sensible thing; or for the sake of such things, as in a senseless hatred for someone on account of the things mentioned above.

— Maximus the Confessor