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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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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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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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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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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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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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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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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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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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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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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Death is the gate of life.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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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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With her for guide, you shall never go astray while invoking her, you shall never lose heart so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception while she holds your hand, you cannot fall under her protection you have nothing to fear if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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