Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
ST. JEROMENo one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Strictly speaking, one should not even rightly compare virginity to marriage because you cannot make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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The scars of others should teach us caution.
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While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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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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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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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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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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Why do you not practise what you preach.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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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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Love knows nothing of order.
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