A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
ST. JEROMELet us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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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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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one.
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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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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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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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Virginity can be lost by a thought.
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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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So valuable to heaven is the dignity of the human soul that every member of the human race has a guardian angel from the moment the person begins to be.
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Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no-one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.
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