Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXIt was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Love me, love my dog.
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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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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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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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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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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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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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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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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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