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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.

Bernard of Clairvaux

I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
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
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
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Grace Soul Wind
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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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Heart Love Self Soul
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
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
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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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Angel Faithful Father Powerful
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
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

The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.

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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.

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