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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
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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Christian Honored More Mother Son
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Fool Masters Spiritual
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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Another Faithfully Men Saint
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Mark Mary Salvation
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

I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.

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