Anthony the Great famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us."
-- Anthony the Great

#Time #Men #Mad
Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Brother #Gains
When you lie down on your bed to sleep, remember with thanksgiving the blessings and the providence of God.
-- Anthony the Great

#Gratitude #Lying #Sleep
God's Providence controls the universe. It is present everywhere. Providence is the sovereign Logos of God, imprinting form on the unformed materiality of the world, making and fashioning all things. Matter could not have acquired an articulated structure were it not for the directing power of the Logos Who is the Image, Intellect, Wisdom, and Providence of God.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #World #Matter
Regard as free not those whose status makes them outwardly free, but those who are free in their character and conduct. For we should not call men truly free when they are wicked and dissolute, since they are slaves to worldly passions. Freedom and happiness of soul consist in genuine purity and detachment from transitory things.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Passion #Character
This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath.
-- Anthony the Great

#Men #Temptation #Suffering
Whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy Scriptures; in whatever place you live, do not easily leave it. Keep these three precepts and you will be saved.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Eye #Three
When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, 'Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the just in need?' He heard a voice answering him, 'Antony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgment of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them.'
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Men #Voice
The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Perseverance #Rain
Intelligent men have no need to listen to much talk, but should attend only to that which is profitable and guided by God's will.
-- Anthony the Great

#Christian #Intelligent #Men

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