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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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My burden is light, said the blessed Redeemer, a light burden indeed, which carries him that bears it. I have looked through all nature for a resemblance of this, and seem to find a shadow of it in the wings of a bird, which are indeed borne by the creature, and yet support her flight towards heaven.
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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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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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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.
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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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What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity
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Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
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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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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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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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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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If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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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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