The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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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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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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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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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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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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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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And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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Love me, love my dog.
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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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The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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