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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.

St. Jerome

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
ST. JEROME

Deep Easy Fast Talk
Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
ST. JEROME

Hate Myself Thankful World Worth
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
ST. JEROME

Earth Heaven Marriage Virgin
Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
ST. JEROME

Bad Book Hands Protection Thinking Yourself
A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
ST. JEROME

Heart Idol Religious Vice
If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
ST. JEROME

Deep Mistake Origin Water
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
ST. JEROME

Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
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. JEROME

Angel Born Care God Greatness Ideas Moments Ourselves Soul
No 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.
ST. JEROME

Happiness Learning Love Tongue
The friendship that can cease has never been real.
ST. JEROME

Friendship Reality
When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
ST. JEROME

Blame Eyes Light Myself See Sun
Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
ST. JEROME

Marriage Religious Sacred Vice
Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
ST. JEROME

Humanity Move Power True
Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
ST. JEROME

Death Expense Himself Man Mom
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
ST. JEROME

Food Herself Hide Money Poor Store
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
ST. JEROME

Afraid Alone Goodness Marriage Night

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