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Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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Hoe Lesson Needs
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
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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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
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
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
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
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Forgiving Heart Taken
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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Children Mother Religious
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son

Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.

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Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.

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