Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cistwas a French abbot and the primary reformer for the Cistercian order...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
CountryFrance
mazes stewardship financial
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
charity poison slander
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
nature book believe
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.
wise loss water
If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
house catholic together
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
Expect much of God, and he will do much for you.
life jesus heart
Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, Thou fount of life, thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn unfilled to Thee again. We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still: We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. O Jesus, ever with us stay, Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world Thy holy light.
christian fall heart
With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
catholic saint god-love
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
humility wish faults
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
selfish men greed
Neither 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.
hoe lessons needs
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
prayer temptation virtue
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
vision wish steps
You wish to see; listen. Hearing is a step toward Vision.