Athanasius Quotes

• Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.

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• Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so.

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• These are fountains of salvation that they who thirst may be satisfied with the living words they contain. In these alone is proclaimed the doctrine of godliness. Let no man add to these, neither let him take out from these.

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  Tags in Alone, Satisfied

• One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life.

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• The Son of God became man so that we might become God.

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• Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.

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  Tags in Understand, Wishes, Deeds, Sacred

• Thus united to them in the fellowship of life, he will both understand the things revealed to them by God and, thenceforth escaping the peril that threatens sinners in the judgment, will receive that which is laid up for the saints in the kingdom of heaven.

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Athanasius (7)

Nationality:	Egyptian, Roman
Profession:	Author, Bishop

About

Atanasio Pérez Rigal was born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. He is an American former Major League Baseball player. Apart from his years with the Reds, he also played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox  and Philadelphia Phillies. He finished his career with a .279 batting average, 379 home runs, 1,652 runs batted in and 1,272 runs scored. After retiring, Pérez went on to coach and later manage the Reds and manage the Florida Marlins. He currently holds the title of Special Assistant to the General Manager with the Marlins. He has been with the Marlins organization since they were created in 1993, as the Florida Marlins. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.

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