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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
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
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
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
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Benefit Pride Receiving Recieve
Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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Christ Cry Heart Love Mystery Nail Sacred
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
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
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
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

From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

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