I Reckon Silence More Profitable

When Someone Steals Another's Clothes, We Call Them A Thief. Should We Not Give The Same Name To One Who Could Clothe The Naked And Does Not? The Bread In Your Cupboard Belongs To The Hungry; The Coat Unused In Your Closet Belongs To The One Who Needs It; The Shoes Rotting In Your Closet Belong To The One Who Has No Shoes; The Money Which You Hoard Up Belongs To The Poor.

All Of Us Who Desire The Kingdom Of God Are, By The Lord's Decree, Under An Equal And Rigorous Necessity Of Seeking After The Grace Of Baptism.

If One Had Taken What Is Necessary To Cover One's Needs And Had Left The Rest To Those Who Are In Need, No One Would Be Rich, No One Would Be Poor, No One Would Be In Need.

Do Not Despise The Fish Because They Are Absolutely Unable To Speak Or To Reason, But Fear Lest You May Be Even More Unreasonable Than They By Resisting The Command Of The Creator. Listen To The Fish, Who Through Their Actions All But Utter This Word: 'we Set Out On This Long Journey For The Perpetuation Of Our Species.

Do Not, As Is Usually The Case, Thrust The Care Of The Common Weal Upon Your Neighbor; Then, As Each One In His Own Thoughts Makes Light Of The Matter, All Find To Their Surprise That They Have Drawn Upon Themselves By Their Neglect A Personal Misfortune.