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Do not let your deeds believe your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, “Why do you not practice what you preach?

St. Jerome

Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Equality Man Woman
If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
ST. JEROME

Deep Mistake Origin Water
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.
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Death Faith God Life Love Oneself Purity Service
When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
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Blame Eyes Light Myself See Sun
Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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Humanity Move Power True
Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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Appearance Body Fashion Purity Reveal Talk
If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.
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Face Faith Forever Peace Time World Yourself
The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.
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Drink Enough Fear Reach Scripture
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Honesty One Liner Place Secret Talk
They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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Attitude Character God Religious Sin World
He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Enough Food One Liner Rich
They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Angel Live Man One Liner Talk
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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Book Daughter God Heart Life Yourself
When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Deep God Prayer Reading Spiritual Talk
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Athlete Himself Inspirational Motivational
Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
ST. JEROME

Marriage Religious Sacred Vice

Do not let your deeds believe your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, “Why do you not practice what you preach?

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