Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat we love we shall grow to resemble.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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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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Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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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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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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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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All things are possible to one who believes.
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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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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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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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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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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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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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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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