Augustine of Hippo, on 1Tim 6:11

“But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.”

“"As for you, man of God, flee from these things." You see, he didn't just say, "Leave and forsake," but "Flee from," as from an enemy. You were trying to flee with gold; flee from gold instead. Let your heart flee from it, and your use of it need have no worries. Do without greed; don't do without concern for others. There's something you can do with gold, if you're its master, not its slave. If you're the master of gold, you can do good with it; if you're its slave, it can do evil with you.”

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