St. Maximus the Confessor: Love and hatred

“WHOEVER entertains in his heart any trace of hatred for anyone, regardless of what the offence may have been, is a complete stranger to the love of God. Love of God and hatred of any man are absolutely incompatible with one another.”

~St. Maximus the Confessor (c. 580 – 662): Four Centuries on Charity, 1, 15.