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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Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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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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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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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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No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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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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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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Virginity can be lost by a thought.
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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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