Away Quote by Saint Bernard

God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human…

— Saint Bernard

I myself, however wretched I may be, have been occasionally privileged to sit at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and to the extent…

— Saint Bernard

Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in the mean, and moderation…

— Saint Bernard

That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness.

— Saint Bernard

The mind must first reflect upon itself in order that it may frame a rule of Justice, and not be inclined to do to…

— Saint Bernard

The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure.

— Saint Bernard

Charity never lacks what is her own, all that she needs for her own security. Not alone does she have it, she abounds with…

— Saint Bernard

Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you want is not a sceptre, but a hoe.…

— Saint Bernard

In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot…

— Saint Bernard

Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find…

— Saint Bernard

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

Is anything, in all respects, so influential as consideration? Does it not, by a kindly anticipation, create the divisions of the active life itself,…

— Saint Bernard