Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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As an actor, I still don't really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
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People know I was the last true champion.
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What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death.
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The days of my youth, as I look back on them, seem to fly away from me in a flurry of pale repetitive scraps like those morning snow storms of used tissue paper that a train passenger sees whirling in the wake of the observation car.
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Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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When two forces unite, their efficiency double.
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Therefore to the same natural effects we must, as far as possible, assign the same causes.
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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When your enemy is doing something wrong, do not interrupt him.
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Creation is a knack which is empowered by practice, and like almost any skill, it is lost if you don't practice it.
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I think Hillary Clinton deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee.
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It is not attention that the child is seeking, but love.
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Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.
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I don't know what 'home' or 'abroad' is any more.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.
