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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?

Bernard of Clairvaux

The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Fool Masters Spiritual
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
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
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
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Grace Soul Wind
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study

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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