For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Look at how unbelievably wise Paul is. After pointing out the need and showing them an example, Paul leaves the Corinthians to do as much as they can, letting the example of the Macedonians do its own work of persuasion. He knew that imitation was a more powerful incentive than exhortation.
