Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if is received with thanksgiving: for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money; nor he who loves wealth, with gain: this also is vanity.
For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
The worthy person is grateful and mindful of benefits done to him. This gratitude, this mindfulness, is congenial to the best people.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Train yourself in godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

