If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
ST. JEROMENo one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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The scars of others should teach us caution.
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While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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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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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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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Why do you not practise what you preach.
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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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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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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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