Ambrose Quotes - Page 2

To be content, to find true love, is what essentially drives us all, but if found, would it be recognized?

It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not need of gold to form his Church. The Church possesses gold, not to hoard, but to scatter abroad and come to the aid of the unfortunate.

If it is "daily bread," why do you take it once a year? . . . Take daily what is to profit you daily. Live in such a way that you may deserve to receive it daily. He who does not deserve to receive it daily, does not deserve to receive it once a year.

May each one of us glorify the Lord with the soul of Mary and rejoice in God with the spirit of Mary

Law is twofold -- natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law.

He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.

Accordingly, death is a harbor of peace for the just, but is believed a shipwreck for the wicked.

If you do not give the tenth part to God, he will take the nine parts.

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)

How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants of the earth? Why do you drive out the fellow sharers of nature, and claim it all for yourselves? The earth was made for all, rich and poor, in common. Why do you rich claim it as your exclusive right?

We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.

The world has been created for everyone's use, but you few rich are trying to keep it up for yourselves. For not merely the possession of the earth, but the very sky, the air, and the sea are claimed for the use of the rich few... The earth belongs to all, not just to the rich.

There is no time of life past learning something.

Reverence: the spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

Except a man fear the Lord, he is unable to renounce sin.

When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.

There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.

Nature has poured forth all things for the common use of all men. And God has ordained that all things should be produced that there might be food in common for all, and that the earth should be in the common possession of all. Nature created common rights, but usurpation has transformed them into private rights.

The likeness of Your Church, O Lord, is that woman who went behind and touched the hem of Your garment, saying within herself: 'If I do but touch His garment I shall be whole' (Mt. 9:21). So the Church confesses her wounds, but desires to be healed.

As the print of the seal on the wax is the express image of the seal itself, so Christ is the express image - the perfect representation of God.

Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption is the fundamental mystery of our holy religions, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it.

On consideration.. .of the reason wherefore men have so far gone astray, or that many - alas! - should follow diverse ways of belief concerning the Son of God, the marvel seems to be, not at all that human knowledge has been baffled in dealing with superhuman things, but that it has not submitted to the authority of the Scriptures

God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.

Just as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue.