The Snares Of The Enemy

Εἷπεν ὁ ἀββᾶς ᾽Αντώνιος· Εἷδον πάσας τὰς παγίδας τοῦ έχθροῦ ἡπλωμένας ὲπὶ τῆς γῆς· καὶ στενάξας εἷπον· Τίς ἂρα παρέρχεται ταύτας; Καὶ ἠκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· ῾Η ταπεινοφροσύνη  ᾽Αποφθεγματα των ἀγιων γεροντων, Παλλαδιος Source: Migne PG 65 77

Father Anthony said, 'I saw the snares of the enemy spread out across the earth and lamenting I said, How shall I avoid these?' And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Humility'. Sayings of the Fathers, Palladius of Galatia