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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
36. Rule 36: Whether Honour Should Be Sought. (R. 63)
We have been taught to give honour where honour is due but prevented from seeking honour by the words of the Lord: “How can ye believe who receive honour from one another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not ’1 And so to seek glory from men is a proof of unbelief and a departure from piety, as the apostle said: “If I were still pleasing men I should not be a servant of Christ.” And if those who receive the glory given by men are thus condemned, those who seek for what has not been given incur untold condemnation.
Notes
- Jn. v. 44.