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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

Teresa of Avila

If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Friendship Way Wonderful Yourself
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Friendship God Himself Mental Prayer Secret
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Change Hold People Quick Serious
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself
Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Bad Habit Sin Yourself
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
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
After you die, you wear what you are.
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Character Clothes Death Deep Yourself
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
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
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
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

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