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The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible QUOTES

The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible QUOTES

1 " Let God alone be sought as the judge of loveliness, Who loves even in less beautiful bodies the more beautiful souls. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

2 " modesty, for that is the friend and ally of calmness of mind. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

3 " the giving of good advice is a great means of gaining men's affections, "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

4 " Natural grief is one thing, distrustful sadness is another, and there is a very great difference between longing for what you have lost and lamenting that you have lost it. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

5 " And now let the feet of our minds be stretched out. The Lord Jesus wills also to wash our feet, for He says, not to Peter alone, but to each of the faithful: If I wash not your feet you will have no part with Me. [ John 13: 8 ] "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

6 " He waits for our tears, that He may pour forth His goodness. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

7 " if force is used, I cannot meet it. I shall be able to grieve, to weep, to groan; against weapons, soldiers, Goths, my tears are my weapons, for these are a priest's defence. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

8 " A noble thing, then, is modesty, which, though giving up its rights, seizing on nothing for itself, laying claim to nothing, and in some ways somewhat retiring within the sphere of its own powers, yet is rich in the sight of God, in Whose sight no man is rich. Rich is modesty, for it is the portion of God. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

9 " Joshua the son of Nun, who could stay the sun from setting, could not stay the love of money in man from creeping on. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

10 " He sheds incorporeal grace on corporeal things; "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

11 " Whether you eat or drink, all is to be done in the name of Jesus Christ, [ 1 Corinthians 10: 31 ] that even the very refreshment of the body is to have respect to the worship of holy religion. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

12 " If, then, a good marriage is servitude, what is a bad one, when they cannot sanctify, but destroy one another? 70. But "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

13 " Is anything more unbecoming than the divine words should be so drowned by talking, as not to be heard, believed, or made known, that the sacraments should be indistinctly heard through the sound of voices, that prayer should be hindered when offered for the salvation of all? "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

14 " For then especially does the enemy lay his plans, when he sees passions engendered in us; then he supplies tinder; then he lays snares. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

15 " Who would forsake and abandon what he believes himself to have produced? If it is derogatory to rule, is it not more so to have created? Though there is no wrong involved in not creating anything, it is surely the height of cruelty not to care for what one has created. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

16 " Let anger be guarded against. If it cannot, however, be averted, let it be kept within bounds. For indignation is a terrible incentive to sin. It disorders the mind to such an extent as to leave no room for reason. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

17 " if you can not calm your mind, check at least your tongue. For so it is written: Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips that they speak no guile. Seek peace and pursue it. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

18 " Wash the steps of my mind that I may not sin again. Wash the heel of my soul, that I may be able to efface the curse, that I feel not the serpent's bite [ Genesis 3: 15 ] on the foot of my soul, but, as You Yourself hast bidden those who follow You, may tread on serpents and scorpions [ Luke 10: 19 ] with uninjured foot. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

19 " Great, then, is the glory of justice; for she, existing rather for the good of others than of self, is an aid to the bonds of union and fellowship among us. She holds so high a place that she has all things laid under her authority, and further can bring help to others and supply money; nor does she refuse her services, but even undergoes dangers for others. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

20 " there is no loss in the division of spiritual grace; for He Who breathes where He wills [ John 3: 8 ] is everywhere free from loss. "

― Ambrose of Milan , The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible