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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.

Teresa of Avila

Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
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
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
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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Curiosity Talk Yourself
All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Evil Flow Knowledge Man Serious Trouble Truth World
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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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
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
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Carry Perfection Reason Seek Understand Yourself
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
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God Life Spirit
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer

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