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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
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
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
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
To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Mark Mary Salvation
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 three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
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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Heart Love Self Soul
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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Believe Father Love
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
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
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
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 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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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound

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