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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXPrayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Love me, love my dog.
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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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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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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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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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