So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXPride 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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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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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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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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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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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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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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