91. Why do you seek for a heap of riches as though
it were necessary? Nothing is so necessary as to know that this
is not necessary. Why do you throw the blame on the flesh?
It is not the belly in the body but avarice in the mind which makes a
man insatiable. Does the flesh take away the hope of the
future? Does the flesh destroy the sweetness of spiritual
grace? Does the flesh hinder faith? Is it the flesh which
attributes any weight to vain opinions as it were to insane
masters? The flesh prefers frugal moderation, by which it is
freed from burdens, is clothed with health, because it has laid aside
its care and has obtained tranquillity.