For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
ST. JEROMEKeep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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So valuable to heaven is the dignity of the human soul that every member of the human race has a guardian angel from the moment the person begins to be.
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Haste is of the Devil.
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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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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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We must love Christ and always seek Christ’s embraces. Then everything difficult will seem easy.
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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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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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