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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!

Teresa of Avila

Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Act Humility Knowledge Study Value World
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
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
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
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
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Dangerous Ourselves Satisfaction
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Failure God Myself Prayer Responsibility
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Endurance Gratitude Mindset Patience Serious Suffering
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Alone Love Worth

How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!

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