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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.

Bernard of Clairvaux

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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Christian Honored More Mother Son
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
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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Past Regret Resolving Saint
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
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
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
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
The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God Love Loving Religious

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