Honest speech does not seek secret places.
ST. JEROMENothing 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.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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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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Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
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Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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