“not heaven and earth and the great seas, not the creatures that live in the water and on dry land, not plants, and stars, and air, and seasons, not the vast variety in the order of the universe, so well… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“Care for the needy requires the expenditure of wealth: when all share alike, disbursing their possessions among themselves, they each receive a small portion for their individual needs. Thus, those who love their neighbor as themselves possess nothing more than their neighbor; yet surely, you seem to have great possessions! How else can this be, but that you have preferred… — Basil the Great Copy Share
“I know many who fast, pray, sigh, and demonstrate every manner of piety, so long as it costs them nothing, yet would not part… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“You showed no mercy; it will not be shown to you. You opened not your house; you will be expelled from the Kingdom. You… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“not heaven and earth and the great seas, not the creatures that live in the water and on dry land, not plants, and stars,… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“When I go into the house of one of these tasteless newly rich individuals, and see it bedecked with every imaginable hue, I know… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“After they have squandered their wealth among so many pursuits, if there is any left over, they hide it in the ground and guard… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“Had you clothed the naked, had you given your bread to the hungry, had your door been open to every stranger, had you been… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
“What then will you answer the Judge? You gorgeously array your walls, but do not clothe your fellow human being; you adorn horses, but… — Basil the Great Copy Share Image
