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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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Agony Beloved Cross Forgive
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
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
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Damage Inspirational Myself
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
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
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates

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