When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I do not fast. So likewise you, whatever church you come to, observe the custom of the place, if you would neither give offence to others, nor take offence from them.
AmbroseAs a servant desireth the approval of his master, and a son the approval of his father, so should we desire the approval of God and our own conscience.
AmbrosePrayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.
AmbroseNature has poured forth all things for the common use of all men. And God has ordained that all things should be produced that there might be food in common for all, and that the earth should be in the common possession of all. Nature created common rights, but usurpation has transformed them into private rights.
Ambrose