How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat we love we shall grow to resemble.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
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Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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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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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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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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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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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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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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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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