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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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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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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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