"The rich man who gives to the poor……" — Ambrose
"The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt."
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63 Quotes by Ambrose
Ambrose has 63 quotes on this site.
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When we speak about wisdom, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about virtue, we are speaking about Christ.…
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In some causes silence is dangerous.
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We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.
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But if these beings guard you, they do so because they have been summoned by your prayers.
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Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. No…
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The rich women, to avoid dividing the inheritance among many, kill their own fetus in the womb and with murderous…
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The Church's foundation is unshakable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but…
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Stephen prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he…
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If it is "daily bread," why do you take it once a year? . . . Take daily what is…
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The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by…
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The prime objective of all Initiatory music in the Temples of Antiquity was to bring about physical purification and renewal,…
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The Lord Jesus himself proclaims, 'This is My Body.' Before the blessing of the heavenly words something of another character…
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More Alms Quotes
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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or…
— Lord Acton
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Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilization has always been to throw them cheap alms rather…
— Rebecca West
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Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win…
— Therese of Lisieux
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Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie-for example,…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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All religions have honored the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and…
— Walter Benjamin
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I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they…
— Ben Hecht
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This is what you should do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone…
— Walt Whitman
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Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust;…
— Unknown Author
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The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you;…
— Pope Leo I
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If you are to go to Christ, do not put on your good doings and feelings, or you will get…
— Charles Spurgeon
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