The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXNothing 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.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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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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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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