All things are possible to one who believes.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXHave death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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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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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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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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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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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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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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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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If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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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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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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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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I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, I do not hear myself. I entreat Him that He will think of me; but I regard neither myself nor Him.
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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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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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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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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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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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