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Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.

Bernard of Clairvaux

The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound
Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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Art Christian Prayer
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
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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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Humble Humility Lows
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
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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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
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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Giving Grace Order
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
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
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
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
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
Love 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.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Humble Lasts Next
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
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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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
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

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