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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Life Nature Religion
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God Love Loving Religious
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
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Angel Benefit Hands led Motivated Self
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
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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Damage Inspirational Myself
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom

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