Bonaventure Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?”
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“Come, let us give a little time to folly... and even in a melancholy day let us find time for an hour of pleasure.”
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“Every creature is a divine word because it proclaims God”
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“Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.”
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“Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.”
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“It maketh God man, and man God; things temporal, eternal; mortal, immortal; it maketh an enemy a friend, a servant a son, vile things glorious, cold hearts fiery, and hard thing liquid.”
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“In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a ladder by which he could climb up and embrace Him who is utterly desirable.”
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“Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.”
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