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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saying-less soul devil
If you call [the synagogue] a brothel, a den of vice, the devil's refuge, Satan's fortress, a place to deprave the soul, an abyss of every conceivable disaster or whatever else you will, you are still saying less than it deserves.
catholic devil haste
Haste is of the Devil.
devil busy engaged
Keep always busy so that the devil will find you always engaged.
wine devil weapons
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young
devil busy worthwhile
Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
catholic devil may
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
devil may kind
Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
scary devil scorpions
Woman is the gate of the devil, the road to iniquity, the sting of the scorpion, in a word, a dangerous species.
men devil scripture
A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
dog marriage returns
Having experienced the vexation of marriage, why should she be like the dog who returns to his own vomit,
act action general maxim natural
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law.
good rest
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.
angel ideas giving
Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
men sexism inequality
Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.