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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love work wish
Nothing is hard for lovers, no labor is difficult for those who wish it.
love soul mind
It is hard for the human soul not to love something, and our mind must of necessity be drawn to some kind of affection.
scandal tongue one-love
No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.
love teaching heart
The scars of others should teach us caution.
catholic purity-and-love body
Either 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.
love affection true-love
Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
cute love-you heart
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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.
god mind intelligence
Small minds cannot grasp great subjects.
evil venom malice
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.