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

Bernard of Clairvaux

How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
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
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
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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Art Christian Prayer
And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.
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Anything Concentrate Man Surprising
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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Hoe Lesson Needs
When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
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Forgiving Heart Taken
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
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

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