Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
Bernard of ClairvauxLet your prayer for temporal blessings be strictly limited to things absolutely necessary.
Bernard of ClairvauxWe find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
Bernard of Clairvaux