Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXYour actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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