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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and

Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens. – St. Bernard

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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment. – St. Bernard

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You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. – St. Bernard

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