St. Jerome
St. Jerome
Jeromewas a presbyter, confessor, theologian and historian. He was the son of Eusebius, born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, then part of northeastern Italy. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin, and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive...
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seasoning
Everything must have in it a sharp seasoning of truth.
good-life jerusalem christianity
It is not being in Jerusalem, but living a good life there that is praiseworthy.
men church scripture
A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
men riches heirs
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.
order knows
Love knows nothing of order.
brain purses way
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way.
heaven earth virginity
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
friendship war dying
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.
sex lost virginity
Virginity can be lost by a thought.
haste enough good-enough
Quick enough, if good enough.
strong sadness voice
The truly miserable have a timbre in their voices strong enough to erase smiles from the faces and souls of the contented.
character men personality
The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
land tyrants people
Neither Britain, a land fertile in tyrants, nor the people of Ireland, knew Moses and the prophets.
angel men
They talk like angels but they live like men.