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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXLove is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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All things are possible to one who believes.
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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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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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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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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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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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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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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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