Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
ST. JEROMEKeep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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Make knowledge of the Scripture your love. Live with them, meditate on them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries.
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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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Love knows nothing of order.
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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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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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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 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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A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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The Church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it. Persecutions have made it grow; martyrdoms have crowned it.
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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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Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
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