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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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Christian Honored More Mother Son
Let 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.
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Angel Faithful Father Powerful
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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Hoe Lesson Needs
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
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
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
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
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
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
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
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
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
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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