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It is not disparaging wedlock to prefer virginity. No one can make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
— Jerome on Virginity
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is not disparaging wedlock to prefer virginity. No one can make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil." in the context of "Jerome, Letter XXII
• F. A. Wright, tr. Select Letters of St. Jerome, LCL 262 (1933), p. 91" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Virginity" (B, Bible, Commentary)
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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.
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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