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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
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Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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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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When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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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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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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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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