"A duty is to be chosen from what……" — Saint Ambrose
"A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison of the two, one with the other; but nothing is recognized by Christians as virtuous or useful which is not helpful to the future life."
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Saint Ambrose
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21 Quotes by Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose has 21 quotes on this site.
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The best way to use the gold of the Redeemer is for the redemption of those in peril.
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God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that…
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It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own…
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Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard…
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast…
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O most merciful Father, put far from me all my iniquities and all my offences; so that, by Thee made…
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Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too…
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Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be…
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat…
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A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to…
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is…
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all…
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Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever;…
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that…
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history,…
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There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn…
— Richard Bach
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My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.
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To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and…
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Why have I been chosen to deliver the message of female intelligence and its divinity to a deaf world of…
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Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them,…
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Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast…
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Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma.
— John Berger
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Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time.
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