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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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Angel Faithful Father Powerful
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
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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Heart Prayer Regard Thinking
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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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Art Christian Prayer
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding

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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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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