Jun 28, 2023 | Wednesday Quotes
I often struggle with how to think about my possessions, the things I own and how to use them. Today I was struck by something that, if I take it seriously, could radically change my thinking. I am assigned to attend to my things by someone else. And thus these things...
Nov 7, 2018 | Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
“A magnificent man will also furnish his house suitably to his wealth, for even a house is a sort of public ornament, and will spend by preference on those works that are lasting, for these are the most beautiful.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics At root wealth always...
Sep 19, 2018 | Good Work, Wednesday Quotes
“One natural kind of acquiring property is part of household management…and things necessary for life and useful for the household are acquired. They are the elements of true riches; for the amount of property which is needed for a good life is not unlimited.”...
Jan 27, 2016 | Good Work, Introducing Aristides, Wednesday Quotes
“In fine, having established the dominion of his city over so many people, he himself remained indigent; and always delighted as much in the glory of being poor, as in that of his trophies.” Plutarch on Aristides This renowned Athenian statesman’s attitude toward...
Jan 20, 2016 | Articles, Crisis Magazine, Crisis Magazine, Good Work, Wednesday Quotes
How each of us responded to the Lotto jackpot gives us an opportunity to reflect on our relationship with money. I posted this article today at Crisis Magazine. My series on Aristides will return next Wednesday. John CuddebackHusband, father, and professor of...
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