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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXTherefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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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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Death is the gate of life.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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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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Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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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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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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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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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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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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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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