--- title: "5 Athanasian Creed Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 5 Athanasian Creed quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Athanasian Creed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/samuel-butler-823_books_the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and_870061.jpg" --- > [The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-butler/the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and-intelligible-reading-in/) [Samuel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/samuel-butler-823_books_the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and_870061.jpg) > [The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendid-ecclesiastical-lyric-ever/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/benjamin-disraeli-390_creeds_the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendi_1059263.png) > [I get some very fierce anonymous letters about the Athanasian Creed, which would amuse you, if they were not so sad as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-parry-liddon/i-get-some-very-fierce-anonymous-letters-about-the-athanasian-creed/) [Henry Parry Liddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-parry-liddon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/henry-parry-liddon-15037_anonymous-letters_i-get-some-very-fierce-anonymous-letters_1061899.png) > [And, after all, the Athanasian Creed is light and comprehensible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-butler/and-after-all-the-athanasian-creed-is-light-and-comprehensible/) [Samuel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/samuel-butler-823_books_and-after-all-the-athanasian-creed-is-li_2246288.jpg) > [“If the moderns really want a simple religion of love, they must look for it in the Athanasian Creed. The truth is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/if-the-moderns-really-want-a-simple-religion-of-love-they-must-look/) [G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/g-k-chesterton-224_christianity_if-the-moderns-really-want-a-simple-reli_3203042.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athanasian-creed/#itemlist", "name": "Athanasian Creed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samuel Butler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-butler/the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and-intelligible-reading-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/samuel-butler-823_books_the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and_870061.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/samuel-butler-823_books_the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and_870061.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/samuel-butler-823_books_the-athanasian-creed-is-to-me-light-and_870061.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for…” — Samuel Butler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Benjamin Disraeli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendid-ecclesiastical-lyric-ever/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/benjamin-disraeli-390_creeds_the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendi_1059263.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/benjamin-disraeli-390_creeds_the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendi_1059263.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/benjamin-disraeli-390_creeds_the-athanasian-creed-is-the-most-splendi_1059263.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.” — Benjamin Disraeli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I get some very fierce anonymous letters about the Athanasian Creed, which would amuse you, if they were not so sad as to what they imply on the part of the writers. The last tells me that I am a Pharisee, and should have helped to crucify our Lord. 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