144 Quotes by Bernard of Clairvaux

From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.

Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.

What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?

Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation.

Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.

To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.

Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.

Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.