St. Jerome

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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.

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Athletes Hard work

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Latin

Time

374 370s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Heliodorus. c. 374.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. The Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2016.

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.

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Hunger Perspective

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Letters of St. Jerome

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

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Latin

Time

395 390s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Paulinus. c. 395, sect. 2.

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.

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Value of friendship Friendship Friends

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Letters of St. Jerome

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

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Latin

Time

374 370s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Rufinus the Monk. c. 374, sect. 6.

Christians are not born, but made.

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Salvation Christians Christianity

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Letter

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Latin

Time

403 400s 5th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Laeta. c. 403 A.D.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter CVII: To Laeta." The Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2016.

Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.

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Value of love Love

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St. Jerome

Source

Letters of St. Jerome

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Letter

Language

Latin

Time

374 370s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Rufinus the Monk. c. 374, sect. 6.

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?"

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Hypocrisy Words vs. actions

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Letter

Language

Latin

Time

394 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Nepotian. c. 394, sect. 7.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LII." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 7.

The Roman world is falling, yet we hold our heads erect instead of bowing our necks.

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Roman empire Societal collapse Decline of civilization

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St. Jerome

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Letter

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Latin

Time

396 390s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Heliodorus. c. 396, sect. 16.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LX." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 16.

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

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Eyes are the window to the soul Housework and homemaking Communication

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St. Jerome

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Letters of St. Jerome

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Latin

Time

394 390s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Furia. c. 394, sect. 13.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LIV." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 13.

Even brute beasts and wandering birds do not fall into the same traps or nets twice.

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Learning from mistakes Man and animals Animals

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Latin

Time

394 390s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Furia. c. 394, sect. 4.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LIV." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 4.

Every day were are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.

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The only constant is change Inevitability of death

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St. Jerome

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Latin

Time

396 390s 4th century

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Classical antiquity

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Heliodorus." c. 396, sect. 19.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LX." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 19.

It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.

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Willful ignorance Ignorance

Author

St. Jerome

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Letters of St. Jerome

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Letter

Language

Latin

Time

394 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Paulinus. c. 394.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. The Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2016.

Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?

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First impressions

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Letter

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Latin

Time

403 400s 5th century

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Laeta. c. 403, sect. 4.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter CVII." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 4.

If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.

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Assigning blame

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St. Jerome

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Letter

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

379 370s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Presbyter Marcus. c. 379, sect. 2.