Abba Poemen Said


There were two old men who had lived together for many years, and they never quarreled. Now one of them said: 'Let us try to quarrel just once like other people do. And the other replied: "I don't know how quarrel happens.' Then the first said: 'Look, I put a brick between us, and I say, "This is mine" and you say: "No, it is mine", and after that, a quarrel begins.' So they placed a brick between them, and one of them said: 'This is mine', and the other said: 'No—it is mine.' And he replied: 'Indeed - it is all yours, so take it away with you.' And they went away unable to fight with each other.




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