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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.

St. Jerome

The scars of others should teach us caution.
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Deep Ourselves Scars Teaching
Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
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Marriage Religious Sacred Vice
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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Food Herself Hide Money Poor Store
The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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One Liner Tired Walk
Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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Battle Death Engagement Field Friendship Survive War
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
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.
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Children Compassionate Heart Live Man Mom Pain Suffering World
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
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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Beginning Dignity Heaven Human Moments Person Race Soul Value
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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Action Practice Talk Word Yourself
Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
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Change Death Deep Forever Human Ourselves
They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Angel Live Man One Liner Talk
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Afraid Alone Goodness Marriage Night
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.
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Death Faith God Life Love Oneself Purity Service
Virginity can be lost by a thought.
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Lost One Liner Thinking

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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