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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.

Bernard of Clairvaux

There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

Inspirational Life Vanity
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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Another Faithfully Men Saint
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul
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
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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Looking Praying Thinking
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
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution

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