Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak… - Jerome

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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?"

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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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It is much better to take a little every day than some days to abstain wholly and on others to surfeit oneself.

To defend his position he piles up text upon text, waves his sword like a blind-folded gladiator, rattles his noisy tongue, and ends with wounding no one but himself.

Ne hoc quidem scire quod nescias.

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?" - Jerome

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