Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it.
EDITH STEINWho can sleep on the night that God became man?
More Edith Stein Quotes
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We can do nothing ourselves; God must do it. To speak to Him thus is easier by nature for woman than for man because a natural desire lives in her to give herself completely to someone.
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Who can sleep on the night that God became man?
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The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are.
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My longing for truth was a single prayer.
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Woman naturally seeks to embrace that which is living, personal, and whole. To cherish, guard, protect, nourish and advance growth is her natural, maternal yearning.
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Just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with Him.
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Do not accept anything as love which lacks truth.
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Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.
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One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.
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Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day’s work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it.
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Everywhere the need exists for maternal sympathy and help.
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Energy apparently increases with the amount of work to be done. When nothing of burning urgency is waiting, it decreases much sooner. Heaven seems to understand such economy.
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Those who remain silent are responsible.
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One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.
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The woman’s soul is fashioned as a shelter in which other souls may unfold.
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