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. 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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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Haste is of the Devil.
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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
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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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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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