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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXAnd thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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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.
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And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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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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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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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 tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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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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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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