Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
ST. JEROMEPreferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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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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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Woman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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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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Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.
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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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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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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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