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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.

Teresa of Avila

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
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
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
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
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
Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God Move
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Deal Greatness Imagination Prayer Time Yourself
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness

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