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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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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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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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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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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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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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