Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

Bernard of Clairvaux on flesh

“Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.”

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