Woman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
ST. JEROMEIf there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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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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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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The enemy of reflection is the breakneck pace – the thousand pictures.
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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.
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