No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
ST. JEROMEThank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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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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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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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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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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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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For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one.
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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