Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
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Expect much of God, and he will do much for you.
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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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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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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.