2 Chronicles, 9
5. And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
5. And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
“O amor é a rainha das virtudes. Como as pérolas se ligam por um fio, assim as virtudes, pelo amor. Fogem as pérolas quando se rompe o fio. Assim também as virtudes se desfazem afastando-se o amor”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina