Augustine of Hippo, on 1Tim 6:7

“For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.”

“We neither take nor snatch anything away with us. What if we could take something—wouldn't we be devouring people alive? What is this monstrously avid appetite, when even huge beasts know their limits? The time they pounce on something, you see, is when they are hungry; but when they feel satisfied, they spare their prey. It is only the avarice and greed of the rich that is forever insatiable.”

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