Bernard of Clairvaux on beeches
Bernard of Clairvaux86 quotes“I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.”
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Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux 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.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux 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.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Love me, love my dog.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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