Saint Ambrose Quotes

A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison of the two, one with the other; but nothing is recognized by Christians as virtuous or useful which is not helpful to the future life.

Saint Ambrose

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: saint
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: 339 - 397

Topics

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It's a joy, the process itself, even instrumentally, playing and constructing music. It's just so beautiful to me.

Jim James

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Making art in big cities is often frustrating and difficult. It's why artists are drawn to smaller places.

Robert Lepage

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People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live in the country with my horse and I'll get a nine-to-five; I don't need this.

Stella McCartney

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I am a bit sassy, with some sarcasm thrown into the mix, but stoic at the same time - and brash.

Mike Daniels

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What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music.

Michelle Kwan

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If a Martian came down to Earth and watched television, he'd come to conclusion that all the world's society is based on Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. He'd be amazed that our society hasn't collapsed.

Michio Kaku

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Years ago, when my attempts at a writing career came to a complete stand-still, I applied to the Los Angeles Police Department. This might seem odd for a liberal woman who once went to UC Santa Cruz, but I've always had a powerful fascination with crime and serious interest in finding different ways to contend with it.

Lisa Lutz

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I don't pick my friends based on politics.

Dean Cain

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It was a natural progression for me to find that if acting was what made me most comfortable, the best thing for me to progress toward was television and film.

Chris Wood

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I do not believe that I fell in love with a woman because I was abused.

Anne Heche

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A really responsible court will never give an order it knows will not be implemented.

Asma Jahangir

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My decision to come to Bell Telephone Laboratories immediately after obtaining my Ph.D. in 1936 was strongly influenced by the fact that my supervisor would be C. J. Davisson.

William Shockley

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