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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.

Bernard of Clairvaux

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
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
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
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
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
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Faith Heart Inspiration
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Church Command Jesus Leader Minister
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God Love Loving Religious

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