Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies! St. Jerome More Quotes by St. Jerome More Quotes From St. Jerome The scars of others should teach us caution. St. Jerome teachingheartlove Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom. St. Jerome venomwickednessevil Sometimes the character of the mistress is inferred from the dress of her maids. St. Jerome mistressdressescharacter Everything must have in it a sharp seasoning of truth. St. Jerome seasoning Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament. St. Jerome vicesdonereligious The truly miserable have a timbre in their voices strong enough to erase smiles from the faces and souls of the contented. St. Jerome sadnessvoicestrong It is not being in Jerusalem, but living a good life there that is praiseworthy. St. Jerome good-lifejerusalemchristianity Haste is of the Devil. St. Jerome devilhastecatholic They talk like angels but they live like men. St. Jerome angelmen Time would fail me were I to try to lay before you in order all the passages in the Holy Scriptures which relate to the efficacy of baptism or to explain the mysterious doctrine of that second birth which though it is our second is yet our first in Christ. St. Jerome baptismtryingorder For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable. St. Jerome stomachemptydignity 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. St. Jerome scandaltongueone-love The most base of men can be civilized through suffering. St. Jerome personalitycharactermen For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one. St. Jerome richesunjustmen What cannot be changed cannot be blamed. St. Jerome blamefaultschanged The Roman world is in collapse but we do not bend our neck. St. Jerome necksobstinacyworld No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. St. Jerome browssweatathlete It is idle to play the lyre for an ass. St. Jerome idleassplay Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane. St. Jerome sacramentslambshouse Small minds can never handle great themes. St. Jerome themehandlemind
