Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXHumility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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Death is the gate of life.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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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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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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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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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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