God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWith her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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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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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Love me, love my dog.
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Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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Death is the gate of life.
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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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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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