SO GOOD QUOTES

The monastic studies theological matters, not for educational purposes, but to benefit from them personally.

Sometimes when one studies, one seeks to teach others, considering it a buried talent if people do not benefit from this knowledge. If you learn theology for your own personal gain, this is good for you. If you study theology in order to teach others, then you will be fought with venturing outside your rite of isolation and meditation.

—H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Monastic Treasures for All of Us