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. JEROMEFor 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.
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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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
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The scars of others should teach us caution.
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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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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
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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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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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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?
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The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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Virginity can be lost by a thought.
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Strictly speaking, one should not even rightly compare virginity to marriage because you cannot make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
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