Maximus, Sermon 13, P. 574.-Antonius Melissa, Sermon 32, P. 45, and Sermon 33, P. 57. Maximus, Sermon 52, P. 654.-Antonius Melissa, Book I. Sermon 54. Maximus, Sermon 55, P. 661. X.-Fragments of Other Lost Books. 70.-Antonius Melissa, Book I. Sermon 52.
Flattery is the bane of friendship.
Most men are accustomed to pay court to the good fortune of princes, rather than to the princes themselves. Maximus, Sermon 13, P. 574.-Antonius Melissa, Sermon 32, P. 45, and Sermon 33, P. 57. The lovers of frugality shun luxury as the bane of soul and body. The possession and use of necessaries has nothing injurious in quality, but it has in quantity above measure. Scarcity of food is a necessary benefit.