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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?"

St. Jerome

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Hypocrisy Words vs. actions

Author

St. Jerome

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Letter

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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 Nepotian. c. 394, sect. 7.

Current Citation

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

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

St. Jerome

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Eyes are the window to the soul Housework and homemaking Communication

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St. Jerome

Source

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 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.

St. Jerome

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Learning from mistakes Man and animals Animals

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St. Jerome

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Letter

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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.

It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.

St. Jerome

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Willful ignorance Ignorance

Author

St. Jerome

Source

Letters of St. Jerome

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

394 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Paulinus. c. 394.

Current Citation

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