I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXThere are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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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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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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If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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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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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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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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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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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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