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.
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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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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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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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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Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no-one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.
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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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The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.
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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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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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