I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
TERESA OF AVILAWe always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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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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