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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Teresa of Avila

True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
TERESA OF AVILA

Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Body Discover Material Mistake Yourself
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Important Love Yourself
It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Beginning Fear Greatness Important Ourselves Thinking
Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Different Oneself Place Unity Window
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
All times are dangerous times.
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Dangerous One Liner Time
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself
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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching

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