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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.

St. Jerome

The friendship that can cease has never been real.
ST. JEROME

Friendship Reality
Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
ST. JEROME

Busy Devil Worth Yourself
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
ST. JEROME

Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
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.
ST. JEROME

Beginning Offering Ourselves Seek
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Equality Man Woman
Why do you not practise what you preach.
ST. JEROME

Practice Talk Yourself
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. JEROME

Death Expense Himself Man Mom
Love knows nothing of order.
ST. JEROME

Love One Liner Order
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
ST. JEROME

Bond Difficult Friendship
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.
ST. JEROME

Children Compassionate Heart Live Man Mom Pain Suffering World
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
ST. JEROME

Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
ST. JEROME

Greatness Poison
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.
ST. JEROME

Appearance Body Fashion Purity Reveal Talk
To read without writing is to sleep.
ST. JEROME

One Liner Reading Sleep Writing
The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.
ST. JEROME

End Home Mistake Ourselves Talk

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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