Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXHow beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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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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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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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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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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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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Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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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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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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