What I know of the divine
science and holy scripture,
I learnt in the woods and fields.
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
Bernard of ClairvauxLearn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
Bernard of ClairvauxIf you concentrate hard on the state you are in, it would be suprising if you have time for anything else.
Bernard of ClairvauxSo far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
Bernard of ClairvauxNeither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear is the motive which constrains the slave; greed binds the selfish man, by which he is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed (James 1:14). But neither fear nor self-interest is undefiled, nor can they convert the soul. Only charity can convert the soul, freeing it from unworthy motives.
Bernard of ClairvauxTag: fear love freedom christianity soul selfishness charity divinity divine self-interest conversion
hell is full of good wishes and desires.
Bernard of ClairvauxTag: roman
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
Tag: knowledge-power inspirational-life serve-the-people
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
Bernard of ClairvauxTag: justice humiliation
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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