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. JEROMEMarriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
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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.
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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
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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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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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Woman is the root of all evil.
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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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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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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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