Qui me amat, amet et canem meum. (Who loves me will love my dog also.) - Bernard of Clairvaux
To shame our sins He blushed in blood;He closed His eyes to show us God;Let all the world fall down and knowThat none but God such love can show - Bernard of Clairvaux
You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. - Bernard of Clairvaux
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. - Bernard of Clairvaux
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness! - Bernard of Clairvaux
Jesus the very thought of TheeWith sweetness fills my breast;But sweeter far Thy face to see,And in Thy presence rest. - Bernard of Clairvaux
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love. - Bernard of Clairvaux
There is no greater misery than false joys. - Bernard of Clairvaux