The charges we bring against others often come home to ours… - Jerome

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The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.

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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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