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Bernard of Clairvaux

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Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.
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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 three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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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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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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With her for guide, you shall never go astray while invoking her, you shall never lose heart so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception while she holds your hand, you cannot fall under her protection you have nothing to fear if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there thy temple is there.
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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There are some who wish to learn for no other reason than that they may be looked upon as learned, which is ridiculous vanity ... Others desire to learn that they may morally instruct others, that is love. And, lastly, there are some who wish to learn that they may be themselves edified and that is prudence.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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