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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!

Bernard of Clairvaux

Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
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
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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Another Faithfully Men Saint
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, I do not hear myself. I entreat Him that He will think of me; but I regard neither myself nor Him.
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Heart Prayer Regard Thinking
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
Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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Christian Honored More Mother Son
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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Confession Saint Sin
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint

So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!

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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!

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