The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWe find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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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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O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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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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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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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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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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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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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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And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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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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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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