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Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Christian prelate. He served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism.
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Born 1 January 0329 · Died 0379 · Q44258
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I know the laws of allegory, though less by myself than from the works of others. There are those, truly, who do not admit the common sense of the Scriptures, for whom water is not water, but some other nature, who see in a plant, in a fish, what their fancy wishes, who change the nature of reptiles and of wild beasts to suit their allegories, like the interpreters of dreams who explain visions in sleep to make them serve their own end.
Money is the devil's dung.
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“I know the laws of allegory, though less by myself than from the works of others. There are those, truly, who do not admit the common sense of the Scriptures, for whom water is not water, but some other nature, who see in a plant, in a fish, what their fancy wishes, who change the nature of reptiles and of wild beasts to suit their allegories, like the interpreters of dreams who explain visions in sleep to make them serve their own end.”
“Dla każdego z nas łatwiej jest wtrącać się w cudze sprawy, niż rozważać własne.”
“Kto może zapobiec złu, a dobrowolnie i z powodu chciwości to odwleka, słusznie na równi z mordercami może być potępiony.”
“Alcuni, tratti in inganno dall'ateismo che portavano dentro di sé, immaginarono un universo privo di guida e di ordine, come in balìa del caso.”
“Che cosa è proprio della fede? Piena e indubbia certezza della verità delle parole ispirate da Dio ... che cosa è proprio del fedele? Il conformarsi con tale piena certezza al significato delle parole della Scrittura, e non osare togliere o aggiungere alcunché.”
“Fin d'ora contempliamo come in uno specchio, quasi fossero già presenti, le realtà meravigliose che le promesse ci riservano e che, per la fede, attendiamo di godere.”
“Nie należy trwać uporczywie w złych postanowieniach.”
“Ho perso un bel po' di tempo nell'andar dietro alle vanità; ho speso tutta la mia giovinezza in occupazioni inutili, in quanto mi ero buttato totalmente ad apprendere delle dottrine proprie di una sapienza che Dio aveva definito stoltezza.”
“I wasted quite a bit of time in going after vanities; I spent all my youth in useless occupations, as I had totally thrown myself into learning the doctrines of a wisdom that God had called foolishness.”
“Il pane che a voi sopravanza è il pane dell'affamato; la tunica appesa nel vostro armadio è la tunica di colui che è nudo; le scarpe che voi non portate sono le scarpe di chi è scalzo; il denaro che tenete nascosto è il denaro del povero; le opere di carità che voi non compite sono altrettante ingiustizie che voi commettete.”
“La preghiera stessa, se è priva dell'elemento comunità, è molto meno efficace di quanto potrebbe essere.”
“Lo Spirito è veramente il luogo dei santi, e per lo Spirito il santo è una dimora particolarmente adatta, poiché il santo si offre ad abitare con Dio ed è chiamato suo tempio.”
“The bread that surpasses you is the bread of the hungry; the tunic hanging in your closet is the tunic of the naked; the shoes you do not wear are the shoes of the barefoot; the money you keep hidden is the money of the poor; the works of charity you do not perform are just as many injustices as you commit.”
“Non bisogna asservirsi al vino, né mangiare carne... il pane soddisferà al bisogno e l'acqua basterà alla sete... e le pietanze a base di legumi possono bastare a conservare al corpo la forza.”
“Prayer itself, if it lacks the community element, is much less effective than it could be.”
“Ogni fedele ha al proprio fianco un angelo custode come protettore e pastore, per condurlo alla vita.”
“Koleje nasze przecież nie toczą się wbrew Opatrzności, jako że wiemy z Ewangelii, iż nawet wróbel nie spadnie na ziemię bez woli ojca naszego. Cokolwiek się stanie, dzieje się z woli naszego Stwórcy.”
“Se ciascuno si accontentasse del necessario e donasse ai poveri il superfluo, non vi sarebbero né ricchi né poveri.”
“[Agli usurai] Tu trai denaro dalle lacrime, tu strozzi chi è rimasto nudo e percuoti chi ha fame.”
“Nawet jeśli założymy, że nie jest On [Duch Święty] z Boga [Ojca], ale [tylko] przez Chrystusa, to tak naprawdę nie istnieje.”
“Albo odwracamy się od zła ze strachu przed karą i jesteśmy w usposobieniu niewolnika, albo szukamy zachęty do nagrody i przypominamy najemników, albo wreszcie jesteśmy posłuszni z samej miłości do tego, który rozkazuje (...) i wtedy jesteśmy w usposobieniu dzieci.”
“If everyone were content with the necessary and gave the poor the superfluous, there would be neither rich nor poor.”
“[To usurers] You draw money from tears, you choke those who have remained naked and strike those who are hungry.”
“Słowem Boga [tj. Ojca] jest Syn, a słowem Syna – Duch (…). Ten zaś, ponieważ Syna słowem jest, przeto jest Boga [tj. Ojca].”
“Zatem droga poznania Boga pochodzi od jednego Ducha, przez jednego Syna do jednego Ojca. I odwrotnie, naturalna dobroć i świętość natury, i królewska godność, przenikają do Ducha od Ojca przez Jednorodzonego. W ten sposób wyznaje się także hipostazy, a prawowierna doktryna Jednej władzy boskiej nie rozpada się na kawałki.”
Died 0379.
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“Money is the devil's dung.”
Born 0329-01-01.
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