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 caused these troubles and that the truly blessed state is one in which the disciples have the proper opinion not only when the teacher is present but also when he is absent. But since they have not yet advanced to this degree of responsiveness, he does everything to get them there.
