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Quote by Paisius Velichkovsky
Do not say that one or two books is sufficient for instructing the soul.
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The quote rejects the idea that reading only one or two books is enough to educate a person’s inner life. “Instructing the soul” points to the deeper work of forming understanding and character, not simply collecting a small amount of information. Its message is that meaningful inner education requires more than a very limited reading.
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