Saint Bernard quotes

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. (Saint Bernard)
Who is there that can adequately gauge the greatness of the humility, gentleness, self-surrender, revealed by the Lord of majesty in assuming human nature, in accepting the punishment of death, the shame of the cross? View quote
Saint Bernard
We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ourselves by severe self scrutiny, then in our neighbours by compassionate indulgence, and, finally, in its essential nature by that direct vision which belongs to the pure in heart. View quote
Saint Bernard
God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart. View quote
Saint Bernard
Sorrow for sin is indeed necessary, but it should not be an endless preoccupation. You must dwell also on the glad remembrance of God's loving-kindness; otherwise, sadness will harden the heart and lead it more deeply into despair. View quote
Saint Bernard