Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXAs patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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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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Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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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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When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
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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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If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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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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Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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