Love me, love my dog.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXO Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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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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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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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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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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Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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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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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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