It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXHe rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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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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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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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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Love me, love my dog.
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Death is the gate of life.
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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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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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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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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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