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Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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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.
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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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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 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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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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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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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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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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