„Gerechtigkeit gibt jedem das Seine, maßt sich nichts Fremdes an und setzt den eigenen Vorteil zurück, wo es gilt, das Wohl des Ganzen zu wahren.“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
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Ambrosius von Mailand
Geburtstag: 339
Todesdatum: 397
Andere Namen:Ambrož z Milána,Sv. Ambróz
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Ambrosius von Mailand wurde als römischer Politiker zum Bischof gewählt. Er ist einer der vier lateinischen Kirchenlehrer der Spätantike der Westkirche, war der jüngere Bruder der heiligen Marcellina und trägt seit 1298 den Ehrentitel Kirchenvater.
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„Ein Freund ist gleichsam ein zweites Ich.“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
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„Bei entgegengesetzten sittlichen Lebensanschauungen kann keine Freundschaft bestehen.“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
„Deine Absicht erst gibt deinem Werke seinen Namen.“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
„Welche Strafe ist größer als die Wunde des Gewissens?“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
„Der Umgang mit Altersgenossen ist angenehmer, der mit Älteren sicherer.“
— Ambrosius von Mailand
De officiis ministrorum (Über die Pflichten der Priester)
„When I am here I do not fast on Saturday; but when I am at Rome I do“
— Ambrose
Context: When I am here I do not fast on Saturday; but when I am at Rome I do: whatever church you may come to, conform to its custom, if you would avoid either receiving or giving offense.
Quoted in "Epistle to Casualanus", XXXVI, section 32, by St. Augustine; translation by J.G. Cunningham
„But it is not only of the space in the Church which we ought to be jealous, but also of the interiors of the house of God in us, so that it might not become a house of merchandise, or a den of robbers.“
— Ambrose
Commentary on John 2:16, Exposition of the Psalms of David 118 (PL 15 1457B)
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„It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people.“
— Ambrose
De fide, I, 5, 42.
„And what else did John have in mind but what is virtuous, so that he could not endure a wicked union even in the king's case, saying: "It is not lawful for thee to have her to wife." He could have been silent, had he not thought it unseemly for himself not to speak the truth for fear of death, or to make the prophetic office yield to the king, or to indulge in flattery. He knew well that he would die as he was against the king, but he preferred virtue to safety. Yet what is more expedient than the suffering which brought glory to the saint.“
— Ambrose
De officiis ministrorum ("On the Offices of Ministers" or, "On the Duties of the Clergy"), Book III, chapter XIV, part 89 [http://www.ewtn.com/library/PATRISTC/PII10-2.HTM as quoted in www.ewtn.com]
„If you are at Rome, live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere, live as they live there.“
— Ambrose
Quoted in Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience (1660) by Jeremy Taylor, I.i.5; commonly rendered into a proverb: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do", or simply "When in Rome..."
„How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants of the earth? Why do you drive out the fellow sharers of nature, and claim it all for yourselves? The earth was made for all, rich and poor, in common. Why do you rich claim it as your exclusive right? The soil was given to the rich and poor in common—wherefore, oh, ye rich, do you unjustly claim it for yourselves alone? Nature gave all things in common for the use of all; usurpation created private rights. Property hath no rights. The earth is the Lord's, and we are his offspring. The pagans hold earth as property. They do blaspheme God.“
— Ambrose
in The Cry for Justice (1915), p. 397
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„It is not death therefore that is burdensome, but the fear of death.“
— Ambrose
De bono mortis, 8, 31.
„Formerly a lamb was offered, a calf was offered. Christ is offered today... and he offers himself as priest in order that he may remit our sins: here in image, there in truth where, as our advocate, he intercedes for us before the Father.“
— Ambrose
De officiis ministrorum ("On the Offices of Ministers" or, "On the Duties of the Clergy"), Book I, ch. 48.[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZIwXAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA114&dq=%22ante+agnus+offerebatur%22&hl=en&ei=pTDSTcflDsrZ0QHjxKHYCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAzgy#v=onepage&q=%22ante%20agnus%20offerebatur%22&f=false]
In, The Eucharist in the West: History and Theology, Edward J. Kilmartin, SJ, Robert J. Daly, SJ, Editor, 1998, The Liturgical Press, , p. 19 [http://books.google.com/books?id=WI2gC7lFmC4C&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=%22Christ+is+offered+today%22&source=bl&ots=MoKJXo6d2u&sig=8k0xytaJpidX3wg5RpQQKHwDxzw&hl=en&ei=hi_STbuzOYq_0AHwxKXKCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Christ%20is%20offered%20today%22&f=false]
Alternate translation: In old times a lamb, a Calf was offered; now Christ is offered. But He is offered as man and as enduring suffering. And He offers Himself as a priest to take away our sins, here in an image, there in truth, where with the Father He intercedes for us as our Advocate. [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/34011.htm]
„Neither angel, nor archangel, nor yet even the Lord Himself (who alone can say "I am with you"), can, when we have sinned, release us, unless we bring repentance with us.“
— Ambrose
As quoted in Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) edited by Louis Klopsch
