Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if is received with thanksgiving: for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
God created man incorruptible, and made him in the image of his own nature, but through the devil’s envy, death came into the world.
For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Let love of the brethren continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
The teacher should regard the pupil as his child. The pupil should regard the teacher as his parent.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money; nor he who loves wealth, with gain: this also is vanity.
The worthy person is grateful and mindful of benefits done to him. This gratitude, this mindfulness, is congenial to the best people.
