Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. To-day it is for thee; tomorro…

Saint John Chrysostom
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Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. To-day it is for thee; tomorrow it is against thee. It arms the eyes of the envious every where. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy. ✨ The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople: On the Statues, Or to the People of Antioch.
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Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. To-day it is for thee; tomorrow it is against thee. It arms the eyes of the envious every where. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy. ✨ The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople: On the Statues, Or to the People of Antioch.

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