Quotes by Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.

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Affliction strengthens the vigor of our soul, whereas happiness weakens it.

Affliction

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And here we must narrowly watch ourselves, seeing that banquets can scarcely be celebrated blamelessly, for almost always luxury accompanies feasting; and when the body is swallowed up in the delight of refreshing itself, the heart relaxes to empty joys.

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As long as the vice of gluttony has a hold on a man, all that he has done valiantly is forfeited by him: and as long as the belly is unrestrained, all virtue comes to naught.

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Men

Because God that is immutable changes what He willed, He is said to repent, although what changes is a thing and not His counsel.

Repent

Said

Because He moves against faults, God is said to be angered, although He is moved by no disturbance of equanimity.

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God is called jealous, angered, repentant, merciful, and foreknowing. These simply mean that, because He guards the chastity of every soul, He can, in human fashion, be called jealous, although He is not subject to any mental torment.

Fashion

Jealous

Mean

Have confidence in the compassion of our Creator. Reflect well on what you are now doing, and keep before you the things you have done. Lift up your eyes to the overflowing compassion of heaven, and while He waits for you, draw near in tears to our merciful Judge. Having before your mind that He is a Just Judge, do not take your sins lightly; and having also in mind that He is compassionate, do not despair. The God-Man gives man confidence before God.

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Eye

Men

He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.

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Position

Speak

I despise the proper constructions and cases, because I think it very unfitting that the words of the celestial oracle should be restricted by the rules of Donatus [a well-known grammarian].

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Hands

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Quotes by Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.

Affliction strengthens the vigor of our soul, whereas happiness weakens it.

And here we must narrowly watch ourselves, seeing that banquets can scarcely be celebrated blamelessly, for almost always luxury accompanies feasting; and when the body is swallowed up in the delight of refreshing itself, the heart relaxes to empty joys.

As long as the vice of gluttony has a hold on a man, all that he has done valiantly is forfeited by him: and as long as the belly is unrestrained, all virtue comes to naught.

Because God that is immutable changes what He willed, He is said to repent, although what changes is a thing and not His counsel.

Because He moves against faults, God is said to be angered, although He is moved by no disturbance of equanimity.

God is called jealous, angered, repentant, merciful, and foreknowing. These simply mean that, because He guards the chastity of every soul, He can, in human fashion, be called jealous, although He is not subject to any mental torment.

He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.

I despise the proper constructions and cases, because I think it very unfitting that the words of the celestial oracle should be restricted by the rules of Donatus [a well-known grammarian].

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