The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.

There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not enough to despise wealth, but you must also feed the poor and, more importantly, you must follow Christ.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

Let us not overlook so great a gain.

...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all.

If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.

Fasting is a medicine.