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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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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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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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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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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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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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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Action and contemplation are very close companions they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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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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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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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
Bernard of Clairvaux
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
Bernard of Clairvaux
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
Bernard of Clairvaux
