A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
ST. JEROMEIf 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.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
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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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Woman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
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Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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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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To read without writing is to sleep.
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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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The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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Music to me is a voice, my voice, it’s my way of expressing what colours can I bring in, what emotions, what feel. What ideas can I bring out from these instruments that would make this song come alive.
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I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
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