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
humility path study
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
humility grace doe
Humility is, of all graces , the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
humility wish faults
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
humble humility lows
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
humility important three
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
spirituality reborn gods-will
God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
angel wine tears
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
lord dies
Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
jesus leader church
Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
catholic pastor persecution
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
masters oaks
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
prayer wine heart
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
christian kings war
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
earth bliss thee
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.