Athanasius Quotes on Mind
Athanasius of Alexandria was a fourth-century Egyptian Christian theologian and bishop and the central defender of Nicene orthodoxy against the Arian doctrine in the decades following the Council of Nicaea. This page collects quotes attributed to Athanasius on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“He who knows himself knows his Creator.”
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“Perhaps you marvel, because having determined to speak of the Incarnation of the Logos, we now treat of the beginning of mankind; but this is not foreign to our treatment. For it is necessary that we, speaking of the manifestation of the Savior among us, should also speak of the beginning of mankind so that you may know that our guilt was to Him the reason for His coming and that our transgression caused the philanthropy of the Logos .”
Forse ti meravigli, perché avendo noi stabilito di parlare dell'Incarnazione del Logos, ora trattiamo dell'inizio degli uomini; ma ciò non è estraneo alla nostra trattazione. Infatti è necessario che noi parlando della manifestazione del Salvatore tra noi, parliamo anche dell'inizio del'umanità affinché tu conosca che la nostra colpa fu a Lui motivo della Sua venuta e che la nostra trasgressione p -
“For never at any time did Christian people take their title from the Bishops among them, but from the Lord, on whom we rest our faith. Thus, though the blessed Apostles have become our teachers, and have ministered the Saviour's Gospel, yet not from them have we our title, but from Christ we are and are named Christians. But for those who derive the faith which they profess from others, good reason is it they should bear their name, whose property they have become.”
Discourse 1 Against the Arians , Chapter 1. Introduction. Reason for writing; certain persons indifferent about Arianism ; Arians not Christians, because sectaries always take the name of their founder. -
“Discourse 1 Against the Arians , Chapter 1. Introduction. Reason for writing; certain persons indifferent about Arianism ; Arians not Christians, because sectaries always take the name of their founder.”
Four Discourses Against the Arians