Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
ST. JEROMELet 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.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no-one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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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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No one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.
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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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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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If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
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For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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We must love Christ and always seek Christ’s embraces. Then everything difficult will seem easy.
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