Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXIf 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.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Love me, love my dog.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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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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And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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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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Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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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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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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