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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.

~Saint Ambrose

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Where a man's heart is, there is his treasure also.

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A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

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

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

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No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns.

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Saint

Born: Unknown

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