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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
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
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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Giving Grace Order
What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Life Nature Religion
Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
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 a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
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

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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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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