Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Expect much of God, and he will do much for you.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole? Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself... Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity.
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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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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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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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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.