St. Jerome Quotes About Earth
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Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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For it is good to cleave to God, and to put our hopes in the Lord, so that, when we have exchanged this poor life for the kingdom of heaven, we may cry aloud: 'Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.' Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth.
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Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.
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That rain is the best which falls steadily on the earth. A sudden and excessive downpour ruins the fields.
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Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven
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