It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
ST. JEROMEBe ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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Woman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
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Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Why do you not practise what you preach.
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Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
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Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
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