So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness! — Bernard of Clairvaux
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens. — Bernard of Clairvaux
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart. — Bernard of Clairvaux
Let your prayer for temporal blessings be strictly limited to things absolutely necessary. — Bernard of Clairvaux
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God. — Bernard of Clairvaux
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God. — Bernard of Clairvaux