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Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

130: On humility

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

131: To a teacher

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

132: On silence

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

133: How to be good

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

134: On cell life

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

135: On fasting and noses

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

136: On patience

Pithy & wise & full of commonsense, the desert fathers retired to the Sinai desert in the early years of Christianity to search for God & to do battle with the devil.  They refused to underestimate the wily ways of the “demon within”, and their words are a lodestone through the winding paths of mirage and self-deception which can all too easily overtake even the most ardent seeker of truth. Scribed in insular half-uncial  -  a seventh century script from the northern British Isles.  Hand finished on a luxury. pure white, linen effect card accompanied by top quality white envelopes With a luxury white envelope (120gsm).

137: On speaking