Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
ST. JEROMENo athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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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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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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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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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.
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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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Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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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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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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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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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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To read without writing is to sleep.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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