When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.
- Ambrose
More Quotes By Ambrose
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- No one heals himself by wounding another.
- Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies.
- The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
- When we speak about wisdom, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about virtue, we are speaking...
- If someone offends you, don’t tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow...
- Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.
- The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters,...
- Love is like a shadow, one can only catch it by falling into it.
- How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants...
- Do not desert a friend in time of need, nor forsake him nor fail him, for friendship is...
- The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.
- In some causes silence is dangerous.
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