I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
ST. JEROMEFor 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.
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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A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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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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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.
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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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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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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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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.
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The enemy of reflection is the breakneck pace – the thousand pictures.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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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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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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