Book II, Chapter 10
From St. Athanasius' Life of St. Antony
Famous Anthony the Great Quotes
The Living Testament: The Essential Writings of Christianity Since the Bible (1985), p. 66.
From St. Athanasius' Life of St. Antony
Book IV, Chapter 20 (his last words), St. Athanasius. Trans. Dom J.B. McLaughlin, O.S.B. St. Antony of the Desert. Rockford: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc, 1995.
From St. Athanasius' Life of St. Antony
“To one whose mind is sound, letters are needless.”
Book IV, Chapter 17
From St. Athanasius' Life of St. Antony
Saying 33, Page 8
From Apophthegmata Patrum
“To those who have an active belief, reasoned proofs are needless and probably useless.”
Book IV, Chapter 17
From St. Athanasius' Life of St. Antony
Saying 25, Page 6
From Apophthegmata Patrum