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.
ST. JEROMEHe is rich enough who does not want bread.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.
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The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.
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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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Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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To read without writing is to sleep.
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A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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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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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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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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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.
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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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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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