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Quotes by St. Jerome, Roman/Stridon Saint

Saint Jerome is a Catholic saint and Doctor of the Church who is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate. He is also known for his writings on Christian theology and his ascetic lifestyle as a hermit in the desert.

Some interesting facts about Saint Jerome:

  1. Saint Jerome is considered the patron saint of librarians and scholars.
  2. He is best known for translating the Bible into Latin, a version known as the Vulgate.
  3. Jerome was born in the Roman province of Dalmatia, present-day Croatia.
  4. He was a monk and a hermit, living in the desert for several years.
  5. Jerome is known for his writings, particularly his letters, which were influential in early Christianity.
  6. He was friends with several notable figures of his time, including Saint Augustine and Saint Paula.
  7. Jerome was a strong advocate for celibacy and monasticism.
  8. He was a biblical scholar and is considered one of the most learned men of his time.
  9. Jerome’s feast day is celebrated on September 30th
  10. He is one of the four Latin Doctors of the Church, along with Ambrose, Augustine, and Gregory the Great.

 

Quotes by St. Jerome

  • Haste is of the Devil.
  • Virginity can be lost by a thought.
  • Why do you not practice what you preach.
  • A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.
  • Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.
  • The scars of others should teach us caution.
  • They talk like angels but they live like men.
  • The friendship that can cease has never been real.
  • True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
  • Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
  • What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way.
  • Action without a name, a ‘who’ attached to it, is meaningless.
  • A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
  • Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
  • Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
  • Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
  • Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
  • It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.
  • Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.
  • Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law.

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