They also used to say of him that on Saturday night when Sunday was about to dawn he used to put the sun behind him and stretch out his hands to heav… - Arsenius the Great

Abba Mark said to Abba Arsenius: “Why do you run away from us?”
The elder said to him: “God knows that I love you, but I cannot be with God and with people. The thousands and tens of thousands above have one will, but people have many wills, so I cannot forsake God and come among people.”

A brother asked Abba Arsenius if he could hear a saying from him.
The elder said to him: “As much as you are able, strive so that what goes on inside you be godly and you conquer your external passions.”

When Abba Arsenius was still in the palace, he prayed to God saying: “Lord, guide me as to how I can be saved,”
and there came to him a voice saying: “Arsenius, flee from people and you shall be saved.”