I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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The scars of others should teach us caution.
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If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
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No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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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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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Why do you not practise what you preach.
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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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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
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Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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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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