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O 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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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Facts Found Grace High Holy
Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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Giving Grace Order
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
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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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
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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Anything Concentrate Man Surprising
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge

O 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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