The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who give…

Saint John Chrysostom
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The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much. ✨ Saint John Chrysostom (1842). The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom on the Statues: Or, To the People of Antioch, p.42
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The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much. ✨ Saint John Chrysostom (1842). The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom on the Statues: Or, To the People of Antioch, p.42

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