No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
ST. JEROMEWhen I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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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True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
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Haste is of the Devil.
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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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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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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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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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They talk like angels but they live like men.
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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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Virginity can be lost by a thought.
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They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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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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Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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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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It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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