And as regards Adam and Eve we must maintain that before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they sinned, and were cast out of Paradise, they were immediately married.
ST. JEROMEA false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
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Woman is the root of all evil.
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For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one.
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To read without writing is to sleep.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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