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Abba Poemen o Padre Poemen è stato un monaco cristiano egiziano.

Era un padre del deserto, il più citato negli Apophthegmata Patrum .

Abba Poemen è stato citato spesso per il suo ruolo di guida spirituale, riflesso nel nome Poeme piuttosto che per il suo ascetismo. È considerato un santo nel cristianesimo orientale. La sua festa è il 27 agosto nel calendario giuliano . Wikipedia  

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Poemen: Frasi in inglese

“How should I behave in the place where I live? Have the mentality of an exile in the place where you live, do not desire to be listened to and you will have peace.”

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Origine: Saying 191

“How do you advise me to behave? Make friends with anyone who tries to bully you and sell your produce in peace.”

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Saying 163

“Do not judge yourself, but live with someone who knows how to behave himself properly.”

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Saying 73

“If a man has sinned and denies it, saying: 'I have not sinned,' do not reprimand him; for that will discourage him.
But say to him, 'Do not lose heart, brother, but be on guard in future,' and you will stir his soul to repentance.”

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Saying 23

“We have not been taught to kill our bodies, but to kill our passions.”

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Saying 184
Contesto: Abba Isaac came to see Abba Poemen and found him washing his feet. As he enjoyed freedom of speech with him he said, "How is it that others practice austerity and treat their bodies hardly?" Abba Poemen said to him, "We have not been taught to kill our bodies, but to kill our passions."

“Let go of a small part of your righteousness and in a few days you will be at peace.”

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Saying 141

“There are some who receive ten and give one.”

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Saying 88
Contesto: A brother asked Abba Poemen, "Can a man keep all his thoughts in control, and not surrender one to the enemy?" And the old man said to him, "There are some who receive ten and give one."

“How should a man behave? Look at Daniel: no-one found anything in him to complain about except for his prayers to the Lord his God.”

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Saying 53
Contesto: A brother asked Abba Poemen, "How should a man behave?". The old man said to him, "Look at Daniel: no-one found anything in him to complain about except for his prayers to the Lord his God."