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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good rest
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.
holy-eucharist heaven trying
If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews without food in the desert for fear that they would collapse on the way, it was to teach us that it is dangerous to try to get to heaven without the Bread of Heaven.
funny-friendship cute-friendship long
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
practice church deeds
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what you preach?
grants offers asks
It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
purses hiding stores
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
cases ifs
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
scripture christ
To ignore Scripture is to ignore Christ.
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.
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.