Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXI have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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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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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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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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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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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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Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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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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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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Death is the gate of life.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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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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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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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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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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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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