Truth suffers, but never dies.
TERESA OF AVILAIf Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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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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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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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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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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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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