The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXAmong 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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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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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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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If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing.
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Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Love me, love my dog.
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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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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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Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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