Lord Quotes by Pope Clement I

... faithfully and strenuously you should resist the heretics in defense of the only true and life-giving faith, which the Church has received -…

— Pope Clement I

He who is chaste in flesh should not be proud, for he should know that he owes the gift of continence to another.

— Pope Clement I

This world and the world to come are two enemies. We cannot therefore be friends to both; but we must decide which we will…

— Pope Clement I

Who can describe the bond of God's love? Who is able to explain the majesty of its beauty? The height to which love leads…

— Pope Clement I

Because of its divine institution for the propagation of man, the seed is not to be vainly ejaculated, nor is it to be damaged,…

— Pope Clement I

We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud…

— Pope Clement I

A companion is but another self; wherefore it is an argument that a man is wicked if he keep company with the wicked.

— Pope Clement I

Let us teach the young in the school of the fear of the Lord.

— Pope Clement I

If any one say that he has seen a just man in want of bread, I answer that it was in some place where…

— Pope Clement I

God hates those who praise themselves.

— Pope Clement I

The real wants of nature are the measure of enjoyments, as the foot is the measure of the shoe. We can call only the…

— Pope Clement I

How blessed and amazing are God's gifts, dear friends! Life with immortality, splendor with righteous, truth with confidence, faith with assurance, self-control with holiness!…

— Pope Clement I