“Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude 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. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.” BookSoulEnemyTeachGreaterGraceTreeWindMastersSourceStonesMercyWoodsBurningStreamsGatesDewIngratitude Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.” IfsSpiritualMastersFoolSpiritual LifeScholar Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.” KnowsLifeSpiritReligionSpiritualityNatureFieldsDivineMastersHolyWoodsScriptureOaksHoly Scriptures Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.” TeachLearningTreeMastersVines Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.” BelieveBookNatureTeachTreeRocksMastersSatisfactionWoods Book:Life and Works of Saint Bernard Source: Life and Works of Saint Bernard
