But it is good to be zealous always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Here he hints that his absence had been the cause of this, and that the true blessing was for disciples to hold right opinions not only in the presence but also in the absence of their master. But as they had not arrived at this point of perfection, he makes every effort to place them there.
