Honest speech does not seek secret places.
ST. JEROMEEither we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
More St. Jerome Quotes
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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 face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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To read without writing is to sleep.
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Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.
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Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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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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There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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