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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.

St. Jerome

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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Drink Enough Fear Reach Scripture
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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Himself Religious Soul Teaching
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
Woman is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner Root Woman
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
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
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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Happiness Learning Love Tongue
They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Angel Live Man One Liner Talk
The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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One Liner Tired Walk
Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneur Failure Inspirational
While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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Evil Happiness Truth Wait
When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Deep God Prayer Reading Spiritual Talk
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
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Big Life Live Ourselves Short
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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Busy Devil Yourself

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