The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be.
St. Jerome (2012). “The Sacred Writings of Saint Jerome (Annotated Edition)”, p.27, Jazzybee Verlag
![The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/st-jerome/the-fact-is-that-my-native-land-is-a-prey-to-barbarism-that-in-it-mens-only-god-is-their.jpg)