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A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years.

From Saint Ambrose

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

From Saint Ambrose

Let us take refuge from this world. You can do this in spirit, even if you are kept here in the body. You can at the same time be here and present to the Lord. Your soul must hold fast to him, you must follow after him in your thoughts, you must tread his ways by faith, not in outward show.

From Saint Ambrose

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

From Saint Ambrose

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

From Saint Ambrose

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.

From Saint Ambrose

God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that the Earth should also be a property common to all.

From Saint Ambrose

It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.

From Saint Ambrose

It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.

From Saint Ambrose

One of the duties of fortitude is to keep the weak from receiving injury; another, to check the wrong motions of our own souls; a third, both to disregard humiliations, and to do what is right with an even mind. All these clearly ought to be fulfilled by all Christians, and especially by the clergy.

From Saint Ambrose

Saint Ambrose

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