Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXSlander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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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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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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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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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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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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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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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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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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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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Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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