Quotes from St. Jerome
I am that prodigal son who wasted all the portion entrusted to me by my father. But I have not yet fallen at my father's knees. I have not yet begun to put away from me the enticements of my former riotous living.
- St. Jerome
I am like the sick sheep that strays from the rest of the flock. Unless the Good Shepherd takes me on His shoulders and carries me back to His fold, my steps will falter, and in the very effort of rising, my feet will give way.
- St. Jerome
Those who persevere in sin are those who are held in abhorrence by God, but those who abandon the ways of sin are loved by the Lord.
- St. Jerome
Small minds cannot grasp great subjects.
- St. Jerome
They talk like angels but they live like men.
- St. Jerome
There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
- St. Jerome
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
- St. Jerome
Why do you not practice what you preach.
- St. Jerome
It is not being in Jerusalem, but living a good life there that is praiseworthy.
- St. Jerome
Action without a name, a 'who' attached to it, is meaningless.
- St. Jerome
A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
- St. Jerome
If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.
- St. Jerome