...both rare to be acquired and difficult to be kept, after all are not good for use. And the art•of the carver, exhibited with a vain pride in glass,...confession of him that suffered — the most precious possession is, benevolence towards thy fellow-men. I therefore applaud Plato, who, when treating of...

...metal makes the handling them inconvenient ; if cold, the quality of the vessel spoils the liquor, and thus the drink of the rich man becomes unwholesome...confession of him that suffered — the most precious possession is, benevolence towards thy fellow-men. I therefore applaud Plato, who, when treating of...

...soul is his own wealth : and with 21. ' 'reason : for, saith (Christ), if thou wouldest be perfect, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come, follow Me. This may well be part of perfection. But alms may be done not only by money, but by acts. For example...

...the love of the world and the love of their Master, Jesus would say, not, Give a tenth, but, " Go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come follow me." This was the command he issued to the rich young man who came asking him, " Good Master, what must...

...think that senseless display is by the Lord's authority to be banished? Wherefore also the Lord says, " Sell what thou hast, and give to the poor ; and come, follow me." 2 Follow God, stripped of arrogance, stripped of fading display, possessed of that which is thine,...

...places us in the path of perfection, according to the words of our Lord : ' If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come follow Me.' The entire detachment from earthly possessions is a powerful help in uniting us to God by charity,...

...observance of the Gospel counsel contained in the words of our Lord : " If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come, follow me."1 Carried 'what was put therein ; rather carried away, purloined. The Greek word, eficicnafcv,...

...i. 12. * Luke x. 19. sities, their energy being destroyed by inaction. And this is the import of " Sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come, follow me " l — that is, follow what is said by the Lord. Some say that by what " thou hast" He designated...

...John 1 12. 2 Luke x. 19. sities, their energy being destroyed by inaction. And this is the import of " Sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come, follow me"i — that is, follow what is said by the Lord. Some say that by what " thou hast" He designated...

...the portion of mine inheritance. Having the Lord Himself as that which governed and led the heart, Go sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come, follow me. But the Lord was not, at any rate then, the portion of his inheritance. Only one knows not what may...