Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
TERESA OF AVILAThe 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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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Love draws forth love.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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