VIII. Славолюбие
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“How can you believe when you receive glory from one another, but do not seek the glory that is from the One God?” (John 5:44).
Vain glory makes good human deeds useless (Book 2 about the tenderness of Demetrius).
Vain glory, like the wind, scatters all the treasures of our virtues (Book 1 to Stagirius).
Human glory is piety, justice, almsgiving, meekness, humility, peace, truth, unfeigned love for everyone (Psalm 48).
Whoever boasts and magnifies himself in the corruptible things of this world is no different from those who in a dream delight in luxury (On Psalm 5).
Glory is received by the one who despises it (Conversation 4 on the Evangelist Matthew).
Glory is increased by humility; and whoever wants to show himself great will be the last of all (Conversation 65 on the Evangelist Matthew).
Nothing arouses in a person the love of wealth more than love of fame (Conversation 2 on the Evangelist Matthew).
See this in the discussion about the contempt of the world (§ XXVII).
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