"A certain member of what was then considered
the circle of the wise once approached the just Antony and asked him:
'How do you ever manage to carry on, Father, deprived as you are of the
consolation of books?' His reply: 'My book, sir philosopher, is the nature of created things, and it is always at hand when I wish to read the word of God.' "
Evagrius Ponticus,
4th century Egypt
Evagrius Ponticus,
4th century Egypt
Photo: "The Book," Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; November 23, 2013. The Book is quite popular with rock climbers. Antony was a monk who lived in the Egyptian desert.
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