It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest. — Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest. — Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest. — Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest. — Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest. — Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
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It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest.

— Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of St. Anthony
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