Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
ST. JEROMEWoman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
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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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Haste is of the Devil.
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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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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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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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.
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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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