It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
TERESA OF AVILAIt 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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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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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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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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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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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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