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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

Teresa of Avila

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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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Death Live Oneself Quick
It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Deal Greatness Love Thinking Yourself
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Encouragement Fall Hope Yourself
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Fact God Lost Risk
Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Body Hands Lame Prayer Soul
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
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.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Friendship Interest Oneself Respect
If 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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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
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
Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

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