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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.

Teresa of Avila

From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
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
If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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Alive Discover Earth Learning Love Open Search True
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Patience Strive
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
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Encouragement Fall Hope Yourself
Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Bad Heaven Hotel Life Misery Night
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
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
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Faith God Inspirational Place Trust Yourself
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual
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
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

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