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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
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.
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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
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
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
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
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
Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
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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Between Children Father God Portion Son
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking

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