Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXTo serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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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Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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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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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, I do not hear myself. I entreat Him that He will think of me; but I regard neither myself nor Him.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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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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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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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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