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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Benefit Pride Receiving Recieve
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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Coming Men Saint Three
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Heart Love Self Soul
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
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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Humble Humility Lows
The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
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Faith Heart Inspiration

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