Treasury of spiritual wisdom
Anthology of Patristic Thought
Love of money
... Do not think that only the possession of gold or silver is
money loving, but if thought is attached to something (see Petr Damaskin ,
74, 59).
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It should not be silver-loving and to collect unnecessary
treasures that are not necessary (St. Basil the Great ,
10, 57).
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... What a moth in clothes is, the passion of silver loving in a
human heart (St. Ephraim
the Syrian , 30, 141). A source.
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He who loves gold will not be justified, but he who loves the Lord
will be blessed (St. Ephraim
the Syrian , 30, 154).
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... If you love love of money, you will go away with nothing; and
if you love instability, you will not lose heavenly wealth (St. Ephraim the Syrian ,
30, 156). A source.
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... Savage love is the inventor of all sin (St. Ephraim the Syrian ,
32, 269). A source.
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Do not love gold and silver, lest the evil one block your course
(St. Ephraim the Syrian ,
34, 295). A source.
