Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
ST. JEROMELet us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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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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Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
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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 vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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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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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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