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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.

Teresa of Avila

But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Forgiveness Himself Injury Present
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Empty Hands Ourselves Reward
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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God Security Travel True
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Patience Strive
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
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Fact God Lost Risk
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
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
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Change God Patience Strive
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Body Care Desire Need Ourselves
It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Beginning Fear Greatness Important Ourselves Thinking

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