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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.
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It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist's hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful they are prudent they are powerful Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Love me, love my dog.
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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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