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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

May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
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
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
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
Teach by works more than words.
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Teaching Word Work
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
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Different Love Nature Way Work
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Pay Precious Price Trouble True Understand Value Work
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
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
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
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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Flower Growth Humility Love Spiritual Talk True
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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom

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