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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Humble Lasts Next
And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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Church Loss Present Reservoir Superbundant
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
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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Confession Saint Sin
What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Life Nature Religion
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin

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