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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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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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