He who reads much. . .
“He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.”
― St
The devil tempts that he. . .
“The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.”
― St
It is preferable to have a. . .
“It is preferable to have a virgin mind than a virgin body. Each is good if each be possible; if it be not possible, let me be chaste, not to man but to God.”
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In some causes silence is. . .
In some causes silence is dangerous.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
God is not accustomed to refusing. . .
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.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
Bind up thy words that they. . .
Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be rather confined, and held back within their own banks. An overflowing river quickly gathers mud.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
There is nothing evil save. . .
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.
– Saint Ambrose of Milan
Forget not, O Lord, that I am. . .
Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
God drove Cain out of. . .
God drove Cain out of his presence and sent him into exile far away from his native land, so that he passed from a life of human kindness to one which was more akin to the rude existence of a wild beast.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
Take away the. . .
Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
