“Whoever craves money loses the faith. Whoever collects money squanders the grace.”
Maximus of Turin (c. 380-465) excerpt from a sermon recounted in The Quotable Saint, ed. R.E. Guiley (New York: Visionary Living, 2002) 111.
This fifth century sermon excerpt echoes the thrust of the two commands in 1 Tim 6:9-10 and 17-19. The former statement calls those who crave riches to instead seek after God. The latter accurately depicts what happens when those who have riches fail to enjoy and share them: they “squander the grace” by collecting them.