the imitation of Christ, the 1st book: chapter xvi and xvii (bearing the faults of others; a religious life)

OF BEARING WITH THE FAULTS OF OTHERS “Those things which a man cannot amend in himself or in others, he ought patiently to bear, until God shall otherwise ordain. Bethink you that perhaps it is better for your trial and patience, without which our merits are but little worth. Nevertheless, you ought, when you find [...]