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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXAll things are possible to one who believes.
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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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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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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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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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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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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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