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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.

Teresa of Avila

It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Body Human Impossible Refresh Rich Vision
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Humility Lost Work
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
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
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Forget Greatness Hide Image Remember Secret Soul Understand Value
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
When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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Acceptance Best God Praise
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Difficult Endurance God Ourselves Suffering
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Alone Love Worth
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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Friendship God Greatness Human Law Willing
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Pay Precious Price Trouble True Understand Value Work

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