Accepting Quote by Saint Bernard

“Not one man has ever sacrificed for His Lord without richly being repaid. If the cross is only contrasted with earthly pleasures, it may…

— Walter J. Chantry

“The most degrading cross has always produced the greatest glory and force, as long as the humility of the martyrdom is sincere. But do…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Really, it is the Lord who carries the cross, for He knows how to make the soul content with little or no consolation and…

— Rose Philippine Duchesne

“Indeed, the holiest among us know they stand by God’s grace and not by their own virtues. Yet they would nevertheless become too confident…

— John Calvin

“Believer, come near the cross this morning, and humbly adore the King of glory as having once been brought far lower, in mental distress…

— Charles H. Spurgeon

Alone thou goest forth, O Lord, in sacrifice to die; is this thy sorrow naught to us who pass unheeding by? Our sins, not…

— Peter Abelard

His Majesty [the Lord] . . . rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.

— Teresa of Avila

Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world, for such…

— Stanley Hauerwas

Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his…

— George Whitefield

But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ expressed so well in…

— Margaret Thatcher

“Above all, we have to battle with ourselves, and we are very much ashamed of ourselves. After many years of great mercy, after tasting…

— B Aguilera

“Humility exalteth man to the heaven of glory and power, whilst pride abaseth him to the depths of wretchedness and degradation. ”

— Baha'u'llah