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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXI 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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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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Death is the gate of life.
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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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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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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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