A citation from the library
Basil of Caesarea, on Luke 6:43
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
Luke 6:43 · Douay-Rheims
“For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit; nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.”
On this verse:
“The quality of the words shews the heart from which they proceed, plainly manifesting the inclination of our thoughts. Hence it follows, For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.