Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
ST. JEROMEHonest speech does not seek secret places.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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No one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.
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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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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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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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The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
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