Whenever we talk about contempt for riches, some rich man replies to me: I have learned not to hope in the uncertainty of riches; I do not want to be rich, lest I fall into temptation; but since I am rich already, what am I to do with the possessions I already have? The apostle [Paul in 1 Timothy 6:18] continues, “Let them give readily, sharing with others.“ What does it mean to share with others? “To share your possessions with the man who does not have any.”
Caesarius of Arles (470-543) in Sermons 182.2 (FC 47:468, ACCS 9.225).