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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.

Teresa of Avila

The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Evil Flow Knowledge Man Serious Trouble Truth World
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
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
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Beginning Fear Greatness Important Ourselves Thinking
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
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
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
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
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Paralyze People Practice Prayer Soul
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself

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