Anthony the Great Quotes

• Se acerca un tiempo en que los hombres enloquecerán, y cuando vean a alguien que no esté loco, lo atacarán diciendo: "Estás loco; no eres como nosotros".

  Antonio el Grande

  Religious, Time, Crazy

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• To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind.

  Antonio el Grande

  Sun, Blind, Turns

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Perseverance, Rain

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• Vi las asechanzas que el enemigo tiende por el mundo y dije gimiendo: "¿Qué puede pasar de semejantes asechanzas?". Entonces oí una voz que me decía: "Humildad.

  Antonio el Grande

  Humility, Voice, Enemy

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• The person who abides in solitude and quiet is delivered from fighting three battles: hearing, speech, and sight. Then there remains one battle to fight-the battle of the heart.

  Antonio el Grande

  Heart, Fighting, Sight

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• When you lie down on your bed to sleep, remember with thanksgiving the blessings and the providence of God.

  Antonio el Grande

  Gratitude, Lying, Sleep

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Eye, Three

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• Expect temptation to your last breath.

  Antonio el Grande

  Temptation, Lasts, Breaths

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Brother, Gains

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Passion, Character

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• . . . you should know that there is present with you the angel whom God has appointed for each man. . . This angel, who is sleepless and cannot be deceived, is always present with you; he sees all things and is not hindered by darkness. You should know, too, that with him is God.

  Antonio el Grande

  Angel, Men, Darkness

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• Cuando Abba Antonio reflexionó sobre la profundidad de los juicios de Dios, preguntó: "Señor, ¿cómo es que unos mueren siendo jóvenes, mientras que otros se alargan hasta la extrema vejez? ¿Por qué hay pobres y ricos? ¿Por qué prosperan los malvados y los justos pasan necesidad? Oyó una voz que le respondía: 'Antonio, mantén tu atención en ti mismo; estas cosas son según el juicio de Dios, y no te conviene saber nada de ellas.'

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Men, Voice

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Men, Temptation

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• One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do those who have reached it find it easy to maintain.

  Antonio el Grande

  Impossible, Easy, Should

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• 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.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, Intelligent, Men

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• La Providencia de Dios controla el universo. Está presente en todas partes. La Providencia es el Logos soberano de Dios, que imprime forma a la materialidad no formada del mundo, haciendo y modelando todas las cosas. La materia no podría haber adquirido una estructura articulada si no fuera por el poder director del Logos, que es la Imagen, el Intelecto, la Sabiduría y la Providencia de Dios.

  Antonio el Grande

  Christian, World, Matter

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