Saint Bernard Quotes

Saint Bernard
Saint
Born: 1090
Died: 1153
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Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Augustine Saint Ignatius Saint Teresa of Avila St. Jerome
God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart. Saint Bernard
God Heart Humble Confession Devil Human Heart Had He Sin Over Makes Loses Sovereignty Human Gained Who Thereby
You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. Saint Bernard
You Will Trees Books Find Something More Never Learn Masters Than Stones Woods Which Teach
You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved. Saint Bernard
God Me You Wish Tell He Himself Answer How Loved Should Reason Why
Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light. Saint Bernard
Love Truth Food Strength Love Is Joy Weary Light Burden Rest Pleasant Weak Easy Fact Delightful Supplying Sorrowful Does Truly Yoke In Fact
Charity never lacks what is her own, all that she needs for her own security. Not alone does she have it, she abounds with it. She wants this abundance for herself that she may share it with all; and she reserves enough for herself so that she disappoints nobody. For charity is perfect only when full. Saint Bernard
Alone Needs Charity Own Enough Herself Security Abound Only Perfect Never Share Nobody Abundance She Does May Lacks Wants Full Reserves Her
I was made a sinner by deriving my being from Adam; I am made just by being washed in the blood of Christ and not by Christ's 'words and example.' Saint Bernard
Words Christ Made Example Am Sinner Blood Just Being Washed Adam
The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure. Saint Bernard
God Pleasure Gives Him Sinner Impudence Modesty Much
There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics. Saint Bernard
People Better Pride Nothing Humility Clad Nevertheless Surely Go Than Lacking Who
A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do something more than they do, whereby his superiority may be apparent. Saint Bernard
Man Better Something Superiority More He Himself Does His Than Disgrace May Being Whereby Apparent Who Thinks
Even the holy men who lived before the coming of Christ understood that God had in mind plans of peace for the human race. Saint Bernard
God Peace Christ Mind Men Before Had Understood Coming Human Race Holy Plans Who Human Race Even Lived
Sorrow for sin is indeed necessary, but it should not be an endless preoccupation. You must dwell also on the glad remembrance of God's loving-kindness; otherwise, sadness will harden the heart and lead it more deeply into despair. Saint Bernard
God You Heart Sadness Will Despair Otherwise Indeed Must More Glad Lead Remembrance Sin Also Sorrow Endless Dwell Should Preoccupation Harden Deeply Necessary
Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness? Saint Bernard
Alone Time Bitterness Down Everything Dreaded Find Give Through Had Does How Effect Yield Upside Upside Down Unfortunately Custom Turned Turns Use Sweetness Many Hardening Resist
The mind must first reflect upon itself in order that it may frame a rule of Justice, and not be inclined to do to another what it would not have done to itself, nor refuse to another what it desires for itself. These two assuredly comprise the whole sphere of Justice. Saint Bernard
Justice Mind First Reflect Frame Rule Sphere Must Would Another Nor Itself Done May Refuse Order Whole Inclined Two Desires
Knowledge is sometimes superfluous: when we need it, we have it not. Saint Bernard
Knowledge Sometimes Superfluous Need
Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in the mean, and moderation is virtue. Every abiding place outside the bounds of moderation is only exile to the wise man. Saint Bernard
You Wise Man Wise Man Wish Every Virtue Way Abide Only Outside Bounds Safe Safe Way Exile Moderation Mid Middle Place Mean Keep

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