The measure of love is love without measure.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXLet us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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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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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing.
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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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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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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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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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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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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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If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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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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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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