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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.

Bernard of Clairvaux

God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Life Nature Religion
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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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Between Children Father God Portion Son
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
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
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
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
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
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things

My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.

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My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.

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