Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
ST. JEROMEIf it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
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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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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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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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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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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 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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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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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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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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