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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.

Teresa of Avila

Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
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
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Himself Talk Thinking Voice
Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Death Live Oneself Quick
Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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Act Desire Fear God Greatness Leadership Live Lose See Yourself
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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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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Castle Diamond Heaven Home Myself Soul Thinking
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Friendship Way Wonderful Yourself
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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Growth Love Rejection Soul Tenderness True
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
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
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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God Security Travel True
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself

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