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I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.

St. Jerome

If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
ST. JEROME

Deep Mistake Origin Water
There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
ST. JEROME

Big Life Live Ourselves Short
He is rich enough who does not want bread.
ST. JEROME

Enough Food One Liner Rich
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.
ST. JEROME

Drink Enough Fear Reach Scripture
And as regards Adam and Eve we must maintain that before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they sinned, and were cast out of Paradise, they were immediately married.
ST. JEROME

Fall Heaven Maintain Marriage Religious Sex Sin
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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Bond Difficult Friendship
A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
ST. JEROME

Heart Idol Religious Vice
Woman is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner Root Woman
Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
ST. JEROME

Death Expense Himself Man Mom
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.
ST. JEROME

Death Faith God Life Love Oneself Purity Service
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
ST. JEROME

Call Earth Heaven Learning
Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
ST. JEROME

Angel Born Care God Greatness Ideas Moments Ourselves Soul
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
ST. JEROME

Marriage Myself Praise
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
ST. JEROME

Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
The scars of others should teach us caution.
ST. JEROME

Deep Ourselves Scars Teaching

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