“Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.” LoveMayOrderCausesLove IsFruitTrue LoveEnjoymentUnconditional LoveInspirational LoveI Love YouBeing In LoveLoving SomeoneWhen You Love SomeoneWhen A Man Loves A Woman Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it's own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it's own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.” LoveMayCausesLove IsLove YouObjectsPleaseConsequenceFruitSakeMeritSufficientUsefulnessRecompense Book:Cantica Canticorum: Eighty-six Sermons on the Song of Solomon Source: Cantica Canticorum: Eighty-six Sermons on the Song of Solomon
“The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole? Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself... Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.” WorldLooksHeartMayInspirationFaithChristSecretLordDoorsMysteryCryKeysSacredWoundsHolesNailsGood WillPiercingsMystery Of Love Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear is the motive which constrains the slave; greed binds the selfish man, by which he is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed (James 1:14). But neither fear nor self-interest is undefiled, nor can they convert the soul. Only charity can convert the soul, freeing it from unworthy motives.” MenMaySoulSelfDesireFearInterestObjectsSlaveCharityGreedAppearanceSelfishSupremeLustMotiveTemptedSelf InterestUnworthyConstrainSelfish Men Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.” MenMayDoeOne ThingAimSaintObedient Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“There are some who wish to learn for no other reason than that they may be looked upon as learned, which is ridiculous vanity ... Others desire to learn that they may morally instruct others, that is love. And, lastly, there are some who wish to learn that they may be themselves edified; and that is prudence.” MayReasonDesireWishRidiculousVanityPrudenceDesire To Learn Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
