"God, who preferred the correction rather than the……" — Saint Ambrose
"God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide."
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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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A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison…
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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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