John Chrysostom, on Prov 20:6

“Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?”

“A human being is of great value since he is made in the likeness of God. If he adds to this the practice of mercy in practical matters he then becomes an honorable man. He, who does this wisely and faithfully, finds the work [he was created to do].”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.