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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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Death is the gate of life. 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. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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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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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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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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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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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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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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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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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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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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Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful they are prudent they are powerful Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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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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The measure of love is love without measure.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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