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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 162: What Manner of Love Ought We to Have Among Ourselves? (R. 38)
Such as the Lord showed and taught when He said: “Love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” But if one must lay down life, how much rather is it necessary to show zeal in minor matters? not having regard to human conventions, but with the object of pleasing God to attain what is profitable for each one.