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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXIf she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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The measure of love is love without measure.
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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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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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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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Death is the gate of life.
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There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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