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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.

Teresa of Avila

Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
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
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Encouragement Fall Hope 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
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
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
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself
Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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God Himself Satisfaction
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Forget Greatness Hide Image Remember Secret Soul Understand Value
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears

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