Death God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of... Saint Ambrose 17
Anger Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and... Saint Ambrose 14
Soul O most merciful Father, put far from me all my iniquities and all my offences; so that, by Thee made whole in body and in soul, I may be accounted... Saint Ambrose 18
Humility 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... Saint Ambrose 21
