"Take away the contests of the martyrs, and……" — Saint Ambrose

Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away… - Saint Ambrose

"Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns."

— Saint Ambrose

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21 Quotes by Saint Ambrose

Saint Ambrose has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The best way to use the gold of the Redeemer is for the redemption of those in peril.
God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that…
It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own…
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard…
Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast…
O most merciful Father, put far from me all my iniquities and all my offences; so that, by Thee made…
Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too…
Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be…
A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison…
Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat…
A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to…
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 Contests Quotes

This quote is filed under Contests Quotes, one of 335 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest. — Rowan Atkinson
I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I'd draw a big ram's head, really… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an… — Samuel Adams
I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan. — Benazir Bhutto
I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections. — Benazir Bhutto
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. — Ambrose Bierce
Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved… — Tammy Bruce
The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient… — Steven Brust
This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of… — William Jennings Bryan
It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to my spirits and sets me up… — Lord Byron
We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we… — Tommy Chong
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest. — Eric Clapton

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