Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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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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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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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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Love me, love my dog.
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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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Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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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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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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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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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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