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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
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Grace Soul Wind
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
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
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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Looking Praying Thinking
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
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?
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Faith Heart Inspiration
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
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
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
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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Children Mother Religious
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

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