We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
Bernard of ClairvauxIngratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
Bernard of ClairvauxAs patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
Bernard of Clairvaux