Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXBelieve 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.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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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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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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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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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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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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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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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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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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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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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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All things are possible to one who believes.
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It 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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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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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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