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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.

Teresa of Avila

Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Change Hold People Quick Serious
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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Growth Love Rejection Soul Tenderness True
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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God Greatness Hard Time Struggle Walk
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILA

See Sight Yourself
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Body Human Impossible Refresh Rich Vision
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Failure God Myself Prayer Responsibility
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Faith God Inspirational Place Trust Yourself

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