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Men Quotes by Anthony the Great
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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.
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