Syncletica of Alexandria

Amma  was one of the quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

Quotes

 * Ward, Benedicta (1984). The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: the Alphabetical Collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications.


 * She also said, 'Just as it is impossible to be at the same moment both a plant and a seed, so it is impossible for us to be surrounded by worldly honour and at the same time to bear heavenly fruit.'
 * Saying 22


 * She also said, 'Just as one cannot build a ship unless one has some nails, so it is impossible to be saved without humility.'
 * Saying 26