"The emperor is in the Church, not above…" — Saint Ambrose
"The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church."
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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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A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together…
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People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,…
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I was married awfully young and I felt trapped. My wife had been divorced and all the time we were…
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See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.
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In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.
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