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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.

Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
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
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
Teach by works more than words.
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Teaching Word Work
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Friendship Interest Oneself Respect
It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Dangerous Ourselves Satisfaction
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
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
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
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

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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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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