The soul must grow and expand, so as to be capable of God. And its largeness is its love, as the Apostle says, Widen yourselves in love (2 Cor 6:13). It grows and extends spiritually, not in substance, but in virtue. The greatness of each soul is judged by the measure of love that it has: he who has great love is great, he who has little love is little, while he who has no love at all is nothing.
--St. Bernard de Clairvaux, On the Love of God
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