Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXThe three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Love me, love my dog.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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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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Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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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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Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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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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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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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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