A rich man cannot be merciful.
If he becomes really merciful, he will quickly lose his riches.
Stop robbing others before you give money to beggars. With the same
hand that we rob one person, we reward another, giving to the poor the money
which we have taken from the even poorer. Better no charity than this kind of
charity.
— Saint John Chrysostom
The best example of the cruelty
of the rich man's life is his effort to become virtuous.
But whoso hath this world's good, and
seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love
of God in him? My little children, let us
not love in word, neither in
tongue, but in deed and truth.
— 1 John 3:17-18
In order to love not with word and tongue, but in deed and truth, everyone should help those who ask for
help, so Christ said. But if you start giving to all those who ask, even if you
are very rich, very soon you will not be rich any more.
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