Clement of Alexandria, on 1Cor 9:25

“And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.”

“No effort, no crown! Today there are people who place the widow above the virgin in terms of self-control, because the widow has rejected a pleasure which she once enjoyed.”

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