Let God alone be sought as the judge of loveliness, Who lov… - Ambrose of Milan

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Let God alone be sought as the judge of loveliness, Who loves even in less beautiful bodies the more beautiful souls.

Ambrose of Milan

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Saint Ambrose, Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius, "Ambrosius episcopus Mediolanensis"; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio; Lombard: Sant'Ambroeus) (c. 340 – 4 April 397), bishop of Milan (Mediolanum in Latin), was one of the most eminent bishops of the 4th century. Together with Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, and Gregory I, he is counted as one of the four doctors of the West of antique church history.

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Let God alone be sought as the judge of loveliness, Who loves even in less beautiful bodies the more beautiful souls. - Ambrose of Milan

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