'The self-indulgent person loves wealth because it
enables him to live comfortably; the person full of self-esteem loves it
because through it he can gain the esteem of others; the person who
lacks faith loves it because, fearful of starvation, old age, disease,
or exile, he can save it and hoard it. He puts his trust in wealth
rather than in God, the Creator who provides for all creation, down to
the least of living things.
There are four kinds of men who hoard wealth: the three already mentioned and the treasurer or bursar. Clearly, it is only the last who conserves it for a good purpose - namely, so as always to have the means of supplying each person's basic needs.'
There are four kinds of men who hoard wealth: the three already mentioned and the treasurer or bursar. Clearly, it is only the last who conserves it for a good purpose - namely, so as always to have the means of supplying each person's basic needs.'