“The Scriptures teach us not to be wasteful but liberal. There are two kinds of free giving, one arising from liberality, the other from wasteful extravagance. It is a mark of liberality to receive the stranger, to clothe the naked, to redeem the captives, to help the needy. It is wasteful to spend money on expensive b…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On the Duties of the Clergy 2.21.108-9
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1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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— Proverbs 17:1 —
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.