If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
ST. JEROMEKeep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?
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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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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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For 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.
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The friendship that can cease has never been real.
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Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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Why do you not practise what you preach.
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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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