Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
ST. JEROMEA man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
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A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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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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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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The scars of others should teach us caution.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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Strictly speaking, one should not even rightly compare virginity to marriage because you cannot make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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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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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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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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