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. JEROMEWithout doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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And as regards Adam and Eve we must maintain that before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they sinned, and were cast out of Paradise, they were immediately married.
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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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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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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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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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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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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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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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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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