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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sin hundred thousand
Out of one hundred thousand sinners who continue in sin until death, scarcely one will be saved.
daughter mother book
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.
meaningful needs passionate
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
wine devil weapons
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young
faults blame changed
What cannot be changed cannot be blamed.
mind theme small-minds
Small minds can never handle great themes.
seasoning
Everything must have in it a sharp seasoning of truth.
dinner clergymen contempt
That clergyman soon becomes an object of contempt who being often asked out to dinner never refuses to go.
laziness neglect easier
It is easier to mend neglect than to quicken love.
dignity empty stomach
For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
purple mind wool
Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?
brain purses way
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way.
practice practice-what-you-preach
Why do you not practice what you preach.
theft results committed
[O]pulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessors.