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.
ST. JEROMELet us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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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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Love knows nothing of order.
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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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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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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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