Quotes by St. Gregory the Great

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.
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The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
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Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.
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When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.
Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.
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Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.
We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder
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We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder