What are we to fear? Death? "Life to me means Christ, and death is gain." Exile? "The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord." The confiscation of our goods? "We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it." I have only contempt for the world's threats, I find its blessings laughable. I have no fear of poverty, no desire for wealth.
- Saint John Chrysostom
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