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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.

Teresa of Avila

God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Body Eyes Heart Open Soul
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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Earth Heaven Hotel Light Night Serious Suffering Worst
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
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
It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Dangerous Ourselves Satisfaction
Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Deal Greatness Imagination Prayer Time Yourself
Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Curiosity Talk Yourself
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
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
True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak

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