Saint John Chrysostom Quotes about Poverty

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Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts

Saint John Chrysostom

Saint, Poverty, Reason

In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it.

Saint John Chrysostom

Matter, Poverty, Obstacles

Saint John Chrysostom, Paul William Harkins (1963). “Baptismal Instructions”, p.184, Paulist Press