... the Apostle Paul says that we are sealed in the Spirit (cf. Eph. 1:13); since we have in the Son the image of the Father, and in the Spirit the seal of the Son. Let us, then, sealed by this Trinity, take more diligent heed, lest either levity of character or the deceit of any unfaithfulness unseal the pledge which we have received in our hearts.
AmbroseTo be content, to find true love, is what essentially drives us all, but if found, would it be recognized?
AmbroseIf you have two shirts in your closet, one belongs to you and the other to the man with no shirt.
AmbroseYour soul must hold fast to Him, you must follow after Him in your thoughts, you must tread His ways by faith, not in outward show.
AmbroseJust as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue.
AmbroseOn consideration.. .of the reason wherefore men have so far gone astray, or that many - alas! - should follow diverse ways of belief concerning the Son of God, the marvel seems to be, not at all that human knowledge has been baffled in dealing with superhuman things, but that it has not submitted to the authority of the Scriptures
Ambrose