Best Ambrose Quotes
- Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.) Cogito
- When we find ouselves in some grave danger we must not lose courage but firmly trust in God, for where there is the greatest danger,… Called
- What is impossible to God? Not that which is difficult to His power, but that which is contrary to His nature. Contrary
- He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others. Catholic
- The devil's snare does not catch you, unless you are first caught by the devil's bait. Bait
- When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere. Elsewhere
- We do not innovate anything ... How is it that novelties are introduced which were never even thought of by our predecessors? Catholic
- If you do not give the tenth part to God, he will take the nine parts. Give
- Dice have their laws, which the courts of justice cannot undo. Cannot Undo
- It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely. Easier
- Except a man fear the Lord, he is unable to renounce sin. Except
- As in paradise, God walks in the Holy Scriptures, seeking man. God
- If you offer fasting with humility and with mercy, your bones, as Isaiah said, shall be fat, and you shall be like a well-watered garden… Bones
- We ask for what reason our Lord was unwilling to state the time of His coming (cf. Mk. 13:31-32). If we ask it, we shall… Actual
- We must follow the ways of the Lord, and take heed to our own ways, lest they lead us into sin. One can take heed… Christian
- Do not desert a friend in time of need, nor forsake him nor fail him, for friendship is the support of life. Let us then… Adversity
- ... the Apostle Paul says that we are sealed in the Spirit (cf. Eph. 1:13); since we have in the Son the image of the… Any
- The likeness of Your Church, O Lord, is that woman who went behind and touched the hem of Your garment, saying within herself: 'If I… Behind
- Blessed, plainly, is that life which is not valued at the estimation of outsiders, but is known, as judge of itself, by its own inner… Any
- ... the Apostle Peter declared that the Church was built by the Holy Spirit. For you read that he said: 'God, Who knows the hearts… Acts
- ... the Lord Jesus said, 'To those who are in bonds, Come out, and to those who are in prison, Go forth' (Isa. 49:9); so… All
- ... these three witnesses are one, as John said: 'The water, the blood, and the Spirit' (I Jn. 5:8). One in the mystery, not in… Any
- On consideration.. .of the reason wherefore men have so far gone astray, or that many - alas! - should follow diverse ways of belief concerning… Alas
- It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not… Abroad
- True repentance is to cease from sin. Cease