The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
ST. JEROMEThe scars of others should teach us caution.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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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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If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
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Let 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.
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No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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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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I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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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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Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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Make knowledge of the Scripture your love. Live with them, meditate on them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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