True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWe find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Love me, love my dog.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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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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With 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.
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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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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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O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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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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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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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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The measure of love is love without measure.
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Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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