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Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.

Bernard of Clairvaux

We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Fool Masters Spiritual
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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Christ Cry Heart Love Mystery Nail Sacred
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
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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Humble Humility Lows
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
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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Giving Grace Order
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks

Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.

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Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.

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