When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
• Letter 58
• Letter 58
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Plenus venter facile de ieiuniis disputat.
— Jerome
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Plenus venter facile de ieiuniis disputat." in the context of "When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
• Letter 58" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jerome" (Quotes, Letters)
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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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