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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.

Bernard of Clairvaux

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Humble Humility Lows
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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Church Loss Present Reservoir Superbundant
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
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
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
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
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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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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Children Mother Religious
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards

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