Bernard of clairvaux Quotes

“He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.”

“What we love we shall grow to resemble.”

“Qui me amat, amet et canem meum. (Who loves me will love my dog also.)”

“So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!”

“I have ascended to the highest in me, and look, the Word is towering above that. I have descended to explore my lowest depths, and I found Him deeper still.”

“It is in the perfect union of two hearts that complete and total marriage consists.”

“There is no greater misery than false joys.”

“It is a misery to be born a pain to live a trouble to die.”

“Who loves me will love my dog also.”