Basil of Caesarea Quotes
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it.
Citations
Basil of Caesarea. "Homily on Luke 12:18." On Social Justice: St. Basil the Great. Translated by C. Paul Schroeder, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2009, p. 68.
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Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great was a bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position