The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too. Bernard of Clairvaux More Quotes by Bernard of Clairvaux More Quotes From Bernard of Clairvaux He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds. Bernard of Clairvaux scripture hypocrisy deeds If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins. Bernard of Clairvaux confession saint sin Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens. Bernard of Clairvaux slander charity poison What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks. Bernard of Clairvaux nature life religion Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there. Bernard of Clairvaux prayer christian art There is no greater misery than false joys. Bernard of Clairvaux misery greater joy 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. Bernard of Clairvaux receiving benefits pride Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love. Bernard of Clairvaux love believe father 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. Bernard of Clairvaux saint regret past 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. Bernard of Clairvaux heart sweet jesus The reason for our loving God is God. Bernard of Clairvaux loving-god reason True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one. Bernard of Clairvaux rewards demand doe Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life. Bernard of Clairvaux good-life good-work action If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool. Bernard of Clairvaux fool masters spiritual The spiteful tongue strikes a deadly blow at charity in all who hear him speak and, so far as it can, destroys root and branch, not only in the immediate hearers but also in all others to whom the slander, flying from lip to lip, is afterwards repeated. Bernard of Clairvaux flying roots blow How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is. Bernard of Clairvaux modesty virtue beautiful Who loves me will love my dog also. Bernard of Clairvaux creatures dog animal And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else. Bernard of Clairvaux hard states would-be Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God. Bernard of Clairvaux joyful arms names Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul. Bernard of Clairvaux body soul flesh
