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A woman cannot live without Faith.  Either she lives for a period of time without Faith and then soon returns to Faith in God, or she quickly begins to go to pieces.  It is another matter for a man; it is possible for him to live without Faith.  He hardens completely and becomes a pillar of salt and so he lives stiff and cold.

But a woman can not live like this.

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Saint Barsanuphius

Living Without Hypocrisy

spiritual counsels of the Optina Elders