And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.

Mark 12:16-17

“Fearful afflictions await the hard of heart, for without great sufferings they cannot become pliable and responsive.”

- St. Thalassios the Libyan