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There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.

Bernard of Clairvaux

A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
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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Agony Beloved Cross Forgive
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
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Damage Inspirational Myself
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
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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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
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
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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Loss Water Wise
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
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

There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.

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There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.

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