Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat 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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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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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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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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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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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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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Love me, love my dog.
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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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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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