"It is not enough just to wish well;…" — Saint Ambrose
"It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well."
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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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More Moving Quotes
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As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from…
— Aristotle
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You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real.
— Victoria Abril
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
— Arthur Ashe
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Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because…
— Robert Asprin
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In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep…
— Julian Assange
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I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first…
— David Attenborough
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I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.
— David Attenborough
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We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also…
— David Attenborough
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All fiction is about people, unless it's about rabbits pretending to be people. It's all essentially characters in action, which…
— Margaret Atwood
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Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.
— Diane Ackerman
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I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people…
— David Axelrod
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