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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
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
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
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
Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
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
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
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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Inspirational Life Vanity
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
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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Coming Men Saint Three
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery

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