SO GOOD QUOTES

92. Our God has granted immortality to those in heaven, but for those on earth He has created mutability, giving life and movement to the whole of creation; and all this for man’s sake. So do [V1] 344 St Antony the Great On the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life One Hundred and Seventy Texts not be ensnared by the worldly fantasies of the demon who insinuates evil recollections into the soul, but immediately call to mind the blessings of heaven and say to yourself: ‘If I so wish, it is in my power to win even this struggle against passion; but I shall not win if I am set on fulfilling my own desire.’ So struggle in this way, since it can save your soul. 

Anthony the Great: On the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life: One Hundred and Seventy Texts
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