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Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes: The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.
         

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.


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The measure of love is love without measure.



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What we love we shall grow to resemble.



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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.



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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.



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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.



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