Quotes from Bernard of Clairvaux
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Death is the gate of life.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
The measure of love is love without measure.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
There are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
- Bernard of Clairvaux
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
- Bernard of Clairvaux