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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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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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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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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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.
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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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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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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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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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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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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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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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