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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brain purses way
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way.
purses hiding stores
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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.
love work wish
Nothing is hard for lovers, no labor is difficult for those who wish it.
evil venom malice
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
confused order confusion
My speech is too fast; my oration confused; love knows no order.
law judging religion
The laws of Caesar are one thing, those of Christ, another. Papinianus judges one way, our Paul another.
fall hypocrite faults
It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
theft results committed
[O]pulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessors.