Gregory the Great, on Prov 5:1

“My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence.”

“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence, that thou mayest guard thy thoughts. For, indeed, nothing is more fugitive than the heart, which deserts us as often as it slips away through bad thoughts. For hence the Psalmist says, My heart hath failed me. Hence, when he returns to himself, he says, Thy servant hath found his heart to pray to Thee. When, therefore, thought is kept under guard, the heart which was wont to fly away is found.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.