Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
ST. JEROMELet 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.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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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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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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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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Do not let your deeds believe your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, “Why do you not practice what you preach?
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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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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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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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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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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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