Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXYour actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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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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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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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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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
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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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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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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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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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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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