True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXDeath is the gate of life.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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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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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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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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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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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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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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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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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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