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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Humble Humility Lows
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
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
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.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
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Forgiving Heart Taken
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
Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
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Benefactor Benefits Pride Use
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study

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