it is easier for us to make light of things which we know well than of things which take us unprepared. - Jerome

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it is easier for us to make light of things which we know well than of things which take us unprepared.

Jerome
The Complete Works of Saint Jerome (13 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible
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About Jerome

Saint Jerome (c. 347 – 30 September 420), full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is canonized in all Christianity and recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church.

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Native Name: Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus Ευσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ίερώνυμος
Alternative Names: Saint Jerome St. Jerome Hieronymus Saint Heronimos Saint Hieronymus Eusebius Hieronymus Jerome of Stridon Sofronius Eusebius Hieronymus
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And do ye tell it to those
who come after you, how
amid swords and deserts
and wild beasts, chastity
was never captive: and how
a man devoted to Christ may
die, but cannot be defeated.

Speculum mentis est facies, et taciti oculi cordis fatentur arcana.

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God be thanked that you are well and that the fire of faith glows in you even when you are in the midst of the devil's wiles. My greatest joy is to hear that my spiritual sons are fighting in the cause of Christ;

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